Bobwhite | |
---|---|
Colinus virginianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Odontophoridae |
Genus: |
Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
Type species | |
Tetrao virginianus
[2] (
Linnaeus, 1758)
| |
Species | |
Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites. [1]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crested bobwhite |
Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: |
LC
| |
Spot-bellied bobwhite |
Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica | Size: 23 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: |
LC
|
Yucatan bobwhite, black-throated bobwhite |
Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: henequen and sisal landscape Diet: |
LC
| |
Northern bobwhite |
Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Size: 25 cm Habitat: prairies, farmland, woodlands Diet: |
NT
|
Bobwhite | |
---|---|
Colinus virginianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Odontophoridae |
Genus: |
Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
Type species | |
Tetrao virginianus
[2] (
Linnaeus, 1758)
| |
Species | |
Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites. [1]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crested bobwhite |
Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: |
LC
| |
Spot-bellied bobwhite |
Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica | Size: 23 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: |
LC
|
Yucatan bobwhite, black-throated bobwhite |
Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: henequen and sisal landscape Diet: |
LC
| |
Northern bobwhite |
Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Size: 25 cm Habitat: prairies, farmland, woodlands Diet: |
NT
|