California Wildlife Series - California Quail Male And Female With Chicks - Callipepla Californica Royalty-Free Stock Image

A male and female with chicks - California quail foraging for food in a San Diego garden. 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. These birds have a curving crest or plume, made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females the flanks are brown with white streaks. HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni for websites, print and other media.