Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.[1]
| Bobwhite | |
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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 |
| Type species | |
| Tetrao virginianus[2] (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Species | |
Species
editExtant 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) |
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) |
Size: 22 cm Habitat: henequen and sisal landscape Diet: |
LC
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| Northern bobwhite
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Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Size: 25 cm Habitat: prairies, farmland, woodlands Diet: |
NT
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Fossil species
edit- †Colinus eatoni
- †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
- †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
References
edit- ^ a b "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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