California Quail have been introduced to many parts of the world, including Hawaii, Europe, and New Zealand. The California quail was first imported into the Nelson district of New Zeland in 1865 and during the following ten years into the Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Southland and Wellington districts. By 1890 it became so plentiful in the Nelson District that large numbers were frozen and exported to England. The California quail's acclimatisation in New Zealand has been most successful and is common in open country especially hilly regions cleared of forest and in fern and tutu country. ~ New Zealand Birds

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