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 (Odontophoridae). They were initially placed with the Old World quail in the pheasant family (Phasianidae), but are not particularly closely related. The name "bobwhite" is an onomatopoeic derivation from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the northern bobwhite is one of the most familiar quails in eastern North America, because it is frequently the only quail in its range. Habitat degradation has contributed to the northern bobwhite population in eastern North America declining by roughly 85% from 1966 to 2014.[4] This population decline is apparently range-wide and continuing.[5][6]
There are 20 subspecies of northern bobwhite, many of which are hunted extensively as game birds. One subspecies, the masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi), is listed as endangered with wild populations located in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and a reintroduced population in Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona.
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The northernbobwhite (Colinus virginianus), also known as the Virginia quail or (in its home range) bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native...
quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites. †Colinus eatoni †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959 †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore...
eggs for the tree quail and wood quail, and as high as 10-15 for the northernbobwhite. Incubation takes between 16 and 30 days depending on the species...
Gas exchange rate was used as an indicator of chemical stress in Northernbobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) eggs, and no evidence of alterations in...
1843) (black-breasted bobwhite) C. v. godmani Nelson 1897 (Godman's northernbobwhite) C. v. minor Nelson 1901 (least northernbobwhite) C. v. thayeri Bangs...
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Quail hunting is a hunting sport. There are 21 subspecies of northernbobwhite, a ground-dwelling bird native to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean...
The fruit is a source of food for many bird species, including the northernbobwhite quail and the wild turkey. In winter, the seeds are important foods...
also eats amphibians, turtle eggs, bird eggs (including those of the northernbobwhite [Colinus virginianus]), lizards (such as five-lined skinks [Plestiodon...
success of hunters in three game species which were ruffed grouse, northernbobwhite and the cottontail rabbit. Encounter rates may have effects on population...
plant are important food for birds, including American goldfinch, Northernbobwhite, and mourning dove, and it is a larval host for both the primrose...
animals that eat wintergreen are wild turkey, sharp-tailed grouse, northernbobwhite, ring-necked pheasant, black bear, white-footed mouse, and red fox...
Lee County (April 2017). NorthernBobwhite (Colinus virginianus), male right, female left, Colorado County (March 2017). Northern Post Oak Savanna, Gus Engeling...
in the larval stage, can provide early, cool-season aphid control. NorthernBobwhite Quails as well as Mourning Doves are known to eat the seeds of the...
sensitive to secondary poisoning from diphacinone than other birds like Northernbobwhite and mallard ducks. American kestrels can also be significantly influenced...
diets of several birds, such as ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, northernbobwhite, and wild turkey. They are also consumed by foxes, white-footed mice...
from the parent plant. The seed is one of the major food items of northernbobwhite and other quail species because it remains in sound condition throughout...
quiscula). However, larger avian prey are sometimes caught, including northernbobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and American woodcocks (Scolopax minor) and...
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