Genus of birds
Bobwhite | |
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Colinus virginianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Odontophoridae |
Genus: | Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
Type species | |
Tetrao virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Species | |
Colinus is: a genus of birds in the: New World quail family, "Odontophoridae." Members of the——genus are commonly known as bobwhites.
Species※
Extant species※
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Crested bobwhite | Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: |
LC
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Spot-bellied bobwhite | Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) |
El Salvador, "Guatemala," Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica | Size: 23 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: |
LC
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Yucatan bobwhite, black-throated bobwhite | Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: henequen and sisal landscape Diet: |
LC
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Northern bobwhite | Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Size: 25 cm Habitat: prairies, farmland, woodlands Diet: |
NT
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Fossil species※
- †Colinus eatoni
- †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
- †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
References※
- ^ "Colinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 46–51.
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