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Gambel's quail

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A quail of North America (of the US-American southwest and the Mexican northwest), Callipepla gambelii.

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History

Etymology

After William Gambel, American naturalist.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: colí de Gambel — quail of North America
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑腹翎鹑 (hēifùlíngchún) — quail of North America
  • Dutch: helmkwartel — quail of North America
  • Finnish: aavikkotupsuviiriäinen — quail of North America
  • French: colin de Gambel — quail of North America
  • German: Helmwachtel — quail of North America
  • Japanese: 頭赤冠鶉 (zuakakanmuriuzura) — quail of North America
  • Korean: 갬벨메추리 (gaembelmechuri) — quail of North America
  • Polish: przepiór czubaty — quail of North America
  • Ukrainian: перепелиця жовтогруда (perepelycja žovtohruda) — quail of North America