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C. virginianus is a moderately-sized quail, and is the only small galliform native to eastern North America. The bobwhite can range from 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11.0 in) in length with a 33 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in) wingspan. As indicated by body mass, weights increase in birds found further north, as corresponds to Bergmann's rule. In Mexico ...
The fruit is a source of food for many bird species, such as the wild turkey and the northern bobwhite quail. [6] In winter, the seeds are important foods for the myrtle warbler [7] and tree swallow. [8]: 11–12 To a point, M. cerifera will also provide habitat for the northern bobwhite quail
The spot-bellied bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon) is a ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the crested bobwhite , Colinus cristatus . As the latter species expands north into Costa Rica , it is likely that the two species will overlap in range in the future, but the Costa Rican ...
Spot-bellied bobwhite Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica Size: 23 cm Habitat: open scrubland Diet: LC Yucatan bobwhite, black-throated bobwhite. Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) Size: 22 cm Habitat: henequen and sisal landscape Diet: LC Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus ...
The Yucatan bobwhite or black-throated bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Belize , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , and Nicaragua . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland , coastal mangroves ...
The geographical range of the New World quail extends from Canada to southern Brazil, and two species, the California quail and the bobwhite quail, have been successfully introduced to New Zealand. The stone partridge and Nahan's partridge , both found in Africa, seem to belong to the family.
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
Callipepla squamata (scaled quail) - artificially expanded range; Callipepla californica (California quail) - artificially expanded range; Callipepla gambelii (Gambel's quail) - artificially expanded range [312] Colinus virginianus (northern bobwhite) - artificially expanded range [313] Pelecanus occidentalis (brown pelican) - reintroduced into ...