California Quail is a photograph by Eva Lechner which was uploaded on January 1st, 2023.
California Quail
California quail are native to western USA from Oregon to the Baja Peninsula. They have been introduced to most continents as game birds. The first... more
by Eva Lechner
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California Quail
Artist
Eva Lechner
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Description
California quail are native to western USA from Oregon to the Baja Peninsula. They have been introduced to most continents as game birds. The first release in New Zealand was at Papakura in 1862 with later releases in Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. They spread rapidly, and are now most numerous from Northland to the Waikato, inland Bay of Plenty, coastal Wairarapa, Nelson/Marlborough, North Canterbury and Banks Peninsula. They are uncommon or absent in Southland, the Southern Alps, the West Coast and the Chatham Islands.
The preferred habitat for California quail is uncultivated open shrubland. They frequent the rough scrubby edges of rivers, inlets, forests, roads and rural gardens. Examples of good quail habitat include bracken, tussock grass, matagouri, gorse, blackberry, tutu and lupin
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January 1st, 2023