| Bobwhite | |
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| Colinus virginianus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Perdrix mexicanus=Tetrao virginianusLinnaeus, 1758 northern bobwhite | |
| Species | |
Colinus is a genus ofbirds in theNew World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known asbobwhites.[1]
The genusColinus was introduced in 1820 by the German naturalistGeorg August Goldfuss to accommodate a single species,Perdrix mexicanus, ajunior synonym ofTetrao virginiatusLinnaeus, 1758, thenorthern bobwhite, which is thetype species bymonotypy.[2][3] The genus name come from theNahuatl languageZōlin meaning "quail".[4]
The genus contains four species.[5]
| 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 |
| 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 andsisal landscape Diet: | LC |
| Northern bobwhite
| Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) |  | Size: 25 cm Habitat: prairies, farmland, woodlands Diet: | NT |
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