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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 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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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
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 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.