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The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), also known as the Virginia quail or (in its home range) bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, with introduced populations elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quail ...
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.
“Bobwhite are returning to Pennsylvania,” said Andrew Ward, quail, pheasant and dove biologist for the Game Commission. Ward has been managing the quail reintroduction effort for about three ...
About 90 northern bobwhite quail have been released at Letterkenny Army Depot and experts talk about the challenges to establish a wild population.
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 king quail, an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption , and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population ...
Oct. 21—AUSTIN — Quail hunting season in Texas kicks off Oct. 26, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey indicates an upward trend in population numbers.
Quail hunting is a hunting sport. There are 21 subspecies of northern bobwhite , a ground-dwelling bird native to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Many of the common larger species are hunted as game birds .