Summary ²

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. It is the state bird of California.

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1. (c) Jörg Hempel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32023375@N06/6782582329
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callipepla_californica

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