Callipepla Wagler 1832 (crested quail)
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Aves - Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Synonym: Lophortyx Bonaparte 1838
Parent taxon: Odontophoridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1958, Eo et al. 2009, Hay 1930, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Caccabis, Colinus, Cyrtonyx, Miortyx, Nanortyx, Odontophorus, Oreortyx, Ptilopachinae
Subtaxa: Callipepla californica Callipepla douglasii Callipepla gambelii Lophortyx shotwelli
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (17: California)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences
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