Yucatan Bobwhite
Colinus nigrogularis(Gould, J, 1843)
English (US) Yucatan Bobwhite
The Yucatan Bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis) 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 nigrogularis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yucatan Bobwhite
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Colinus nigrogularis caboti
- Colinus nigrogularis persiccus
- Colinus nigrogularis nigrogularis
- Colinus nigrogularis segoviensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortyx nigrogularis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1843)
- Type locality
- Mexico = Yucatan; of. Cabot, Journ. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 4, 1844, p. 460.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.10, no.119 p.181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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