Colinus
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| Colinus | |
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| Colinus virginianus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Colinus Goldfuss, 1820 |
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Colinus cristatus |
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Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.[1]
[edit] Species
- Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Crested Bobwhite
- Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) – Spot-bellied Bobwhite
- Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) – Yucatan Bobwhite, Black-throated Bobwhite
- Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Northern Bobwhite[1]
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[edit] External links
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