Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988 see Subcohort Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988
       [Order] Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
         phasianoids see Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825
           Family Odontophoridae (Gould, 1844) - New World quails see Subfamily Odontophorinae Gould, 1844
             Genus Callipepla Wagler, 1832
               Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798) - Californian quail
                 1 Callipepla californica brunnescens (Ridgway, 1884)
                 2 Callipepla californica canfieldae (van Rossem, 1939)
                 3 Callipepla californica californicaᵀ (Shaw, 1798)
                 4 Callipepla californica catalinensis (Grinnell, 1906)
                 5 Callipepla californica achrustera (Peters, 1923)