Colinus
Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.
| 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) | |
| Species | |
Species
Extant species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and sisal landscape Diet: | LC
|
| 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
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