Colinus cristatus leucotis (Crested Bobwhite (leucotis))

Crested Bobwhite (leucotis)

Colinus cristatus leucotis (Gould, J 1844)

Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Odontophoridae
Genus:
   Colinus
Scientific:
  Colinus cristatus leucotis

Original description

Citation:
(Gould, J 1844)

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.11, no.128 p.133

Imprint year:
1843

Protonym:
Ortyx leucotis

Type locality:
Santa Fé de Bogota = Honda, 600 ft. Magdalena River, Colombia, suggested by Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 36, 1917, p. 199.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/501/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2A7BFBFE0990CF34

Avibase ID:
avibase-2A7BFBFE

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2A7BFBFE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677622

English:
Crested Bobwhite (leucotis)
French:
Colin huppé (leucotis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Crested Bobwhite (leucotis) ( Colinus cristatus leucotis)
Avilist 2025: Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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Clements, version 2021: Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Colinus cristatus leucotis [version 1]
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Colinus cristatus [cristatus]

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