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Table 2 Measurements (mm) of wing chord length (WCL) and tail length (TL) of California Quail Callipepla californica according to sex and origin for Metropolitan Region of Chile (unknown subspecies) and from California counties (USA) on C. c. californica

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

Subspecies

Sex

n

WCL (mean ± SD) TL (mean ± SD)

Reference

C. californica ssp.

Males

17

115.9 ± 2.0

91.6 ± 3.9

This paper

Females

7

115.0 ± 1.8

88.7 ± 2.0

This paper

Both

24

115.7 ± 2.0

90.3 ± 3.5

This paper

Both

16

112.7

82.3

[20]

C. c. californica

Males

35

110.6

89.2

([4]; 51)

Females

13

107.8

83.8

([4]; 51)