Subspecies Callipepla californica brunnescens (Ridgway, 1884)
California Quail
- Lophortyx californica brunnescens Ridgway 1884. Descriptions of some new North American birds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 2: 89-95 [94].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM A 2829 ♂, San Francisco, California, USA; USNM A 2830 ♀, San Francisco, California, USA
Comment: type location also given as "Santa Barbara, California" in error (see Peters, 1934).Type locality references:
Peters, J.L. 1934. Check-list of Birds of the World. Cambridge : Harvard University Press Vol. 2 xvii 401 pp. [44].
Generic Combinations
- Callipepla californica brunnescens (Ridgway, 1884). —
Checklist Committee, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Inc. (E.G. Turbott, Convener) 1990. Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Auckland : Random Century xv 247 pp. [113]
Introduction
Of the six recognised subspecies of C. californica, the Checklist Committee, Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010) include only C. californica brunnescens as present in New Zealand. Australian populations were derived from New Zealand and we follow the Checklist Committee (2010) in referring these populations to C. c. brunnescens.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Former New Zealand birds introduced to King Island, TAS, and Norfolk Island, NSW.
Introduced from West coast of United States via New Zealand..
IBRA
NSW, Tas: Flinders (FLI)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [96]
- Long, J.L. 1981. Introduced Birds of the World. The worldwide history, distribution and influence of birds introduced to new environments. Illustrated by Susan Tingay. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 528 pp. [118]
- Simpson, K. & Day, N. 2010. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Camberwell, Victoria : Penguin Group (Australia) 8, pp. 381. [22]
Common Name References
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [60] (California Quail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVES | 30-Aug-2020 | ADDED |