Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Crested Bobwhite
The Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Colinus cristatus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Bobwhite
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Colinus cristatus mariae
- Colinus cristatus panamensis
- Colinus cristatus decoratus
- Colinus cristatus littoralis
- Colinus cristatus cristatus
- Colinus cristatus horvathi
- Colinus cristatus barnesi
- Colinus cristatus sonnini
- Colinus cristatus mocquerysi
- Colinus cristatus leucotis
- Colinus cristatus badius
- Colinus cristatus bogotensis
- Colinus cristatus parvicristatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao cristatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Mexico, Guiana = Curaçao.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.277
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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