Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)

166 gWeight

Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Mexico, Canada

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Gambel's Quail has been recorded at 49 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sweetwater WetlandsUnited States23,573 records
Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water RanchUnited States22,655 records
Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States16,620 records

More places

Henderson Bird Viewing PreserveUnited States9,561 records
Desert Botanical GardenUnited States6,682 records
Bosque del Apache NWRUnited States5,845 records
Portal – Cave Creek RanchUnited States5,593 records
Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR – Union Tract / Visitor CenterUnited States4,934 records
PortalUnited States4,365 records
Catalina SPUnited States4,291 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Mexico Canada

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California. Gambel's quail is named in honor of William Gambel, a 19th-century naturalist and explorer of the Southwestern United States.

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Questions

How big is the Gambel's Quail?

The Gambel's Quail weighs around 166 g.

Where does the Gambel's Quail live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States, Mexico and Canada.