LC
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Distribution

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 1,340,000 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population and trend
Value Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals 5800000 medium inferred 2019
Population trend stable inferred -
Generation length (years) 2.2 - - -

Population justification: The global population is inferred to number 5,800,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species has had stable trends between 1970 and 2017 (Partners in Flight 2019). Short-term trends suggest a rapid increase in the population in North America over the past ten years; however the population size is fluctuating annually (Pardieck et al. 2018). The species is therefore tentatively assessed as stable.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Mexico extant native yes
USA extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Desert Hot major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 1600 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Food - human - - non-trivial recent
Pets/display animals, horticulture - - international non-trivial recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Callipepla gambelii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/gambels-quail-callipepla-gambelii on 03/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/10/2023.