Colinus
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| Colinus virginianus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Colinus Goldfuss,1820 |
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| Tetrao virginianus[2] (Linnaeus,1758)
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Colinusis a genus ofbirdsin theNew World quailfamily, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known asbobwhites.[1]
Species
[edit]Extant species
[edit]| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Crested bobwhite
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Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Size:22 cm Habitat:open scrubland Diet: |
LC
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| Spot-bellied bobwhite
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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
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Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) |
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Size:22 cm Habitat:henequenandsisallandscape Diet: |
LC
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| Northern bobwhite
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Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Size:25 cm Habitat:prairies, farmland, woodlands Diet: |
NT
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Fossil species
[edit]- †Colinus eatoni
- †Colinus suiliumBrodkorb 1959
- †Colinus hibbardiWetmore 1944
References
[edit]- ^ab"Colinus".Integrated Taxonomic Information System.Retrieved2010-09-28.
- ^Peters, JL (1934).Check-list of birds of the world.Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 46–51.
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