珠頸翎鶉

分类位置

同属物种

华丽翎鹑

Elegant Quail

黑腹翎鹑

Gambel's Quail

鳞斑鹑

Scaled Quail

形态与习性

The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. These birds have a curving crest, plume or topknot made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females; the flanks are brown with white streaks. Males have a dark brown cap and a black face with a brown back, a grey-blue chest and a light brown belly. Females and immature birds are mainly grey-brown w