Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Northern Bobwhite
The Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) 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 virginianus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Northern Bobwhite
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 20 subspecies for this species.
- Colinus virginianus virginianus
- Colinus virginianus floridanus
- Colinus virginianus insulanus
- Colinus virginianus cubanensis
- Colinus virginianus taylori
- Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
- Colinus virginianus texanus
- Colinus virginianus maculatus
- Colinus virginianus aridus
- Colinus virginianus graysoni
- Colinus virginianus nigripectus
- Colinus virginianus pectoralis
- Colinus virginianus godmani
- Colinus virginianus minor
- Colinus virginianus insignis
- Colinus virginianus salvini
- Colinus virginianus coyoleos
- Colinus virginianus thayeri
- Colinus virginianus harrisoni
- Colinus virginianus atriceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao virginianus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'America' = Virginia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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