| RANGE: Southern Oregon and Western Nevada , south to the tip of Baja California. |  |
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| HABITAT:Valleys and rain shadows areas , dominated by grasslands or semidesert sage bush scrub , chaparal vegetation ans scrubb tropical forest. | ||
| HISTORY: Shaw 1798. | ||
| SUB SPECIES: | ||
| C.catalina C.plumbea C.achrustera C.canfieldae C.orecta C.decoloratus C.crunnescens |
-Catalina
Island californica quail. -San Quentin californica quail. -San Lucas californica quail. -Inyo californica quail. -Great Basin californica quail. -Baja californica quail. -Coastal californica quail. |
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| DESCRIPTION:male 240-280 mm. The males have black crown. They breed well and can be kept in pairs or groups. These are hardy birds and can be easily tamed. They are very good birds for the beginners. Be careful with the chicks , it can be diffucult in the first days to raise them. Use small seeds and mealworms also with the chick crumbs. | ||
| AVAIRY POSITION:Sand based 1.5 m2 avairy. | ||
