Thread: Californian quail meets rabbit

Californian quail meets rabbit....

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As a matter of curiosity what is the correct spelling of the bird in NZ? Is it California or Californian quail, I tried looking online and found both versions are used??

I'd opt for the California quail as it's scientific description is:

Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)

form
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae

Were you to look at the root word "Californica", you would find that in the many subjects attributed that name. the commonly used as opposed to the scientific name is California not Californian.


Some examles.:


Acalypha californica, the California copperleaf or pringle three-seeded mercury, a flowering shrub species native to California
Adelpha californica, the California sister, a butterfly species found in much of California and western Oregon to extreme southern Washington
Adolphia californica, the California prickbush or spineshrub, a flowering shrub species native to Baja California and California
Aesculus californica, the California buckeye or California horse-chestnut, a tree species endemic to California
Amorpha californica, the California false indigo, a flowering plant species native to California, Arizona and northern Baja California
Angelica californica, the California angelica, a plant species found in northern California
Aplysia californica, the California sea slug or California sea hare, a sea slug species
Aralia californica, the elk clover, a large herb species native to California and southwestern Oregon
Arctomecon californica, the California bearpoppy, Las Vegas bearpoppy, golden bearpoppy or yellow-flowered desert poppy, a plant species native to Nevada and in northwestern Arizona
Aristida californica, the California threeawn and Mojave threeawn, a grass species native to the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of northern Mexico and California and Arizona
Aristolochia californica, the California pipevine or California Dutchman's-pipe, a plant species endemic to California
Artemisia californica, the California sagebrush, a shrub species native to California and Baja California
Asclepias californica, the common name California milkweed, a plant species native to California and northern Baja California
Aspidotis californica, the California lacefern, a fern species native to California and Baja California
Atriplex californica, the California saltbush or California orache, a plant species native to coastal California and Baja California

Looking at "Californian" we find:

Californian (ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪən)
adj
(Placename) of or relating to California or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of California

BUT The quail is now naturalised and breeding in New Zealand, so I would not refer to it as "a native or inhabitant of California", 'cos it ain't.

Nice picture @video hunter
California Quail, Ring-neck Pheasants and rabbits seem to be quite compatible with each other

Originally Posted by time out

Nice picture @video hunter California Quail, Ring-neck Pheasants and rabbits seem to be quite compatible with each other .......

Especially so in a red wine and mushroom casserole.............

Rabbits can be extremely tolerant of other animals, I have watched our sheep push rabbits out of the way with their noses to get to the tastiest grass

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

I'd opt for the California quail as it's scientific description is:

Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)

form
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae

Were you to look at the root word "Californica", you would find that in the many subjects attributed that name. the commonly used as opposed to the scientific name is California not Californian.


Some examles.:


Acalypha californica, the California copperleaf or pringle three-seeded mercury, a flowering shrub species native to California
Adelpha californica, the California sister, a butterfly species found in much of California and western Oregon to extreme southern Washington
Adolphia californica, the California prickbush or spineshrub, a flowering shrub species native to Baja California and California
Aesculus californica, the California buckeye or California horse-chestnut, a tree species endemic to California
Amorpha californica, the California false indigo, a flowering plant species native to California, Arizona and northern Baja California
Angelica californica, the California angelica, a plant species found in northern California
Aplysia californica, the California sea slug or California sea hare, a sea slug species
Aralia californica, the elk clover, a large herb species native to California and southwestern Oregon
Arctomecon californica, the California bearpoppy, Las Vegas bearpoppy, golden bearpoppy or yellow-flowered desert poppy, a plant species native to Nevada and in northwestern Arizona
Aristida californica, the California threeawn and Mojave threeawn, a grass species native to the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of northern Mexico and California and Arizona
Aristolochia californica, the California pipevine or California Dutchman's-pipe, a plant species endemic to California
Artemisia californica, the California sagebrush, a shrub species native to California and Baja California
Asclepias californica, the common name California milkweed, a plant species native to California and northern Baja California
Aspidotis californica, the California lacefern, a fern species native to California and Baja California
Atriplex californica, the California saltbush or California orache, a plant species native to coastal California and Baja California

Looking at "Californian" we find:

Californian (ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪən)
adj
(Placename) of or relating to California or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of California

BUT The quail is now naturalised and breeding in New Zealand, so I would not refer to it as "a native or inhabitant of California", 'cos it ain't.

Never realised it was Quail that the 'Red hot Chillis' were singing about !

Quail crack me up. They're quite curious and the way they strut around always makes me smile.

On three occasions now I've shot rabbits with Quail nearby and several of the birds have run right up to the dead rabbit and stood around it, chattering excitedly and checking out the rabbit from all angles. I've been meaning to video it but not had an opportunity this year. You could do a hilarious voice-over for the video... its just so funny to watch. They hang around for a good two or three minutes.

Of course you can't beat watching Mum, Dad and the kids out foraging for food. The babies look like over-grown bumblebees buzzing around their parents and my daughter loves them - I have to admit they're very cute.

I was watching a gathering of 4 or 5 juveniles playing one day while waiting for some rabbits to show up. There was a small dustbowl of about 2 square meters and each bird took turns to run a defined circuit around the dirt. There were humps and hollows in the dirt and I swear it was just like watching bikers on a pump track. Each bird took a turn then waited ringside while the his buddy followed suit. You just wouldn't read about it... it was funny to watch and lasted about 4 or 5 minutes.

Nature can be highly entertaining when you take time to sit and watch... and Quail can be the clowns of the show.

Grew up with Californian quails - local usage. Great to eat. Better to watch as above. Also had lots of brown quail. Not so many around that district these days as farmers have "improved" the land, removed cover.