Callipepla | |
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Callipepla californica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Odontophoridae |
Genus: | Callipepla Wagler, 1832 |
Type species | |
Callipepla strenua[1] Wagler, 1832
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Species | |
Callipepla californica | |
Synonyms | |
Lophortyx Bonaparte, 1838[2] |
Callipepla is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae.[2] They are sometimes referred to as crested quails.