Colinus
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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
| Species | |
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Colinus cristatus | |
Species
Extant species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | crested bobwhite | northern South America, extending through Panama to just reach Costa Rica |
 | Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) | spot-bellied bobwhite | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica |
.jpg) | Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) | Yucatan bobwhite, black-throated bobwhite | Central America where its range extends from the Yucatan Peninsula southwards to Honduras and Nicaragua |
 | Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) | northern bobwhite[1] | United States from the Great Lakes and southern Minnesota east to Pennsylvania and southern Massachusetts, and extending west to southern Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado front-range foothills to 7000 feet, and all but westernmost Texas |
Fossil species
- †Colinus eatoni
- †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
- †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
References
- "Colinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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