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The northern bobwhite ... The name "bobwhite" is an onomatopoeic derivation from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the northern ...
C. v. ridgwayi Brewster 1885 (Masked northern Bobwhite) C. v. insignis Nelson 1897 (Guatemalan northern bobwhite) C. v. salvini Nelson 1897 (Salvin's northern bobwhite) C. v. coyolcos (Statius Müller 1776) (coyolcos Bobwhite) C. v. harrisoni Orr & Webster 1968 (Harrison's bobwhite) C. v. atriceps (Ogilvie-Grant 1893) (black-headed northern ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Crested bobwhite Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Size: 22 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: LC Spot-bellied bobwhite Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica Size: 23 cm Habitat: open scrubland
Thomas Keller, the Game Commission’s furbearer biologist, prepared the 2021-2030 Northern Bobwhite Quail Management Plan for Pennsylvania when he worked as a wildlife research biologist in the ...
Its name comes from its distinctive shaped tail feathers that create a stunning visual effect as it hovers and feeds on nectar from flowers. 31. Northern Pike. ... 70. Northern Bobwhite.
Northern bobwhite. Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae. The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. Only one species of New World quail has been recorded in Georgia Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
C. v. ridgwayi Brewster 1885 (Masked northern Bobwhite) C. v. insignis Nelson 1897 (Guatemalan northern bobwhite) C. v. salvini Nelson 1897 (Salvin's northern bobwhite) C. v. coyolcos (Statius Müller 1776) (coyolcos Bobwhite) C. v. harrisoni Orr & Webster 1968 (Harrison's bobwhite) C. v. atriceps (Ogilvie-Grant 1893) (black-headed northern ...
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, [1] or bevy. [2] Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae.