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Table 1 Weight (g) of California Quail Callipepla californica according to sex and origin reported here from Metropolitan Region of Chile (unknown subspecies) and from California counties (USA) on C. c. californica and C. c. brunnescens

From: The California Quail (Callipepla californica) in Chile and Argentina: introduction history, current distribution, and biological features

Subspecies

Sex and locality

n

Weight (mean ± SD)

Reference

C. californica ssp.

Males (Metropolitan Region)

21

194.4 ± 9.0

This paper

Females (Metropolitan Region)

10

183.9 ± 14.3

This paper

Both (Metropolitan Region)

31

191.0 ± 11.8

This paper

C. c. californica

Males (County unreported)

39

179

[11]

Females (County unreported)

25

171

[11]

Both (Yolo County)

64

175.6

([38]:10)

Both (San Luis Obispo County)

227

177

([38]:10)

Both (Los Angeles County)

29

157.3

([38]:10)

C. c. brunnescens

Males (County unreported)

25

187.4

[62]

Females (County unreported)

11

182

[62]

Both (Contra Costa County)

321

187.8

([38]:10)

Both (San Mateo County)

652

189.5

([38]:10)