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| Colinus virginianus | |
| 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 cristatus Colinus leucopogon Colinus nigrogularis Colinus virginianus[1] | |
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Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.[1]
Taxonomy#edit
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 virginianus 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#edit
The genus contains four species.[1][5]
| 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 |
Fossil species#edit
- †Colinus eatoni Shufeldt 1915
- †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
- †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
References#edit
- ^ a b c AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ^ 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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