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WHAT CAN YOU HUNT IN BAJA CALIFORNIA?
Gambel Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
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Male: White head and throat, red-brown crown separated from the black forehead by a white and black line; black crest; white and narrow collar separated from a black throat by gray chest; gray neck sides and head posterior part, each feather with a brown, arrow-shaped line; olive gray torso, wings, lower-back and tail; matte chest, light on the front, black on lower part, dark brown side feathers with lighter arrow-shaped lines; black beak, feet and legs.
Females: Similar to the female California quail in the head, neck, chest and upper body, but its lower parts are matte, and slightly brown lined, but not scaly; brown side feathers with white lines; dark beak, feet and legs. |
Average Size: Non-extended wing, 105 1 118 mm; tail, 85 to 101 mm; beak, 15 to 17 mm; torso, 29 to 33 mm.
Average Weight: 160 to 175 gr.
Gambel quail is perhaps the strongest runner of all the desert quail species.
California Quail(Callipepla californica)
| Its appearance and description is pretty similar to Gambel quail, and we may find it in Baja California in the municipality of Ensenada, in San Telmo, Ojos Negros, Santo Tomás and San Vicente valleys. |
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Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
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It is only located on the high parts of the sierras, mainly in Sierra de Juárez and San Pedro Mártir.
Description: It is a quail easily recognized by its black, high, straight head-feathers (70 to 100 mm), formed by two narrow feathers; silver gray head top part, back of the back-of-the-neck and chest; brown throat, separated from the gray by a white line which runs under the beak base until each eye or olive green side lower parts of neck, torso, wings, lower-back and tail; brown abdomen and side with a row of white and black lines, black feet and legs. Genders are similar in appearance and size.
Sizes: Non-extended wing, 129 and 139 mm, tail 76 to 92 mm; beak 14 to 16 mm; torso 32 to 37 mm.
Average Weight: 200 to 290 gr. |
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