A covey of California quail can include up to 100 males, females and young. Learn fascinating wild turkey bird facts you should know. This one of our quail facts is surprising. Large clutch sizes ...

With its distinctive topknot, the California or Valley quail looks more like a fanciful partridge in a pear tree than it does a real bird, but it is real. It’s also thriving and, unlike most ...

One thing I like about California is our choice of official state bird: the California quail. Most sports teams and schools pick rather fierce and aggressive animals for the mascots. The United ...

The state, however, does not recognize California quail as a game bird so no regulation for their take exists. Some other cool facts about California quail include: California quail nests ...

This is one of my favorite sounds every spring. It's the characteristic call made by both the male and female California quail. It's a contact call: basically, "I am here, where are you. I am here, ...

Quail and chukar hunting season opens Saturday throughout California, and the prognosis is for an excellent hunting season, thanks to a good carryover of birds from last year and a terrific hatch ...

It hybridizes with both California and scaled quails where their ranges overlap. Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 10". Plump, short-tailed quail with gray plumage; prominent ...

A group of researchers at Texas A&M Commerce are introducing the California valley quail to Texas to help the state’s bird hunters deal with the declining population of bobwhite quail.