Gambel’s Quail
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New World Quail

Gambel’s Quail

Callipepla gambelii

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Order
Galliformes

Overview

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.
The species is not as widely introduced as the related California quail.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.