Parent: Odontophoridae (New world quails)

└─ Callipepla (Crested quails)

└─── Callipepla californica (California quail)

└─── Callipepla douglasii (Elegant quail)

└─── Callipepla gambelii (Gambel's quail)

└─── Callipepla squamata (Scaled quail)