Colinus
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| Bobwhite | |
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| Colinus virginianus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Perdrix mexicanus=Tetrao virginianus Linnaeus, 1758 northern bobwhite | |
| Species | |
Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus Colinus was introduced in 1820 by the German naturalist Georg August Goldfuss to accommodate a single species, Perdrix mexicanus, a junior synonym of Tetrao virginiatus Linnaeus, 1758, the northern bobwhite, which is the type species by monotypy.[2][3] The genus name come from the Nahuatl language Zōlin meaning "quail".[4]
Species
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
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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: henequen and sisal landscape 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
- †Colinus eatoni
- †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
- †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
References
- ^ a b "Colinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ Goldfuss, Georg August (1820). Handbuch der Zoologie (in German). Vol. 2. Nürnberg: J.L. Schrag. p. 220.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1934). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 46.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Colinus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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