---
title: "Przepiór strojny"
description: "Callipepla douglasii — Ptaki. The elegant quail (Callipepla douglasii) is a species of New World quail endemic to Pacific-slope thorn forest of north-western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Nayarit."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/elegant-quail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Przepiór strojny

> Callipepla douglasii — Ptaki. The elegant quail (Callipepla douglasii) is a species of New World quail endemic to Pacific-slope thorn forest of north-western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Nayarit.

- Scientific name: *Callipepla douglasii*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 802
- Wikidata: [Q909402](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q909402)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1415](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1415)

## Names

- en: Elegant Quail
- de: Douglaswachtel
- es: Codorniz cresta dorada
- fr: Colin élégant
- nl: Sierlijke kwartel
- pt: Perdiz-elegante
- pl: Przepiór strojny

## Countries with the most observations

MX (773)

## Summary

The elegant quail (Callipepla douglasii) is a species of New World quail endemic to Pacific-slope thorn forest of north-western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Nayarit. These are common, mainly ground-dwelling birds, and the IUCN has rated them as being a "species of least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_quail

## Photo

![Przepiór strojny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/elegant-quail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211053906

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/elegant-quail?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).