Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon(Lesson, RP, 1842)
English (US) Spot-bellied Bobwhite
The Spot-bellied Bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon) 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 leucopogon
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-bellied Bobwhite
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Colinus leucopogon incanus
- Colinus leucopogon hypoleucus
- Colinus leucopogon leucopogon
- Colinus leucopogon leylandi
- Colinus leucopogon sclateri
- Colinus leucopogon dickeyi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortyx leucopogon
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1842)
- Type locality
- San Carlos, Central America = La Union, El Salvador.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 5 p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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