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Crested Bobwhite

Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The crested bobwhite is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in northern South America, extending through Panama to just reach Costa Rica. It also occurs on Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Tetrao cristatus

Type locality:
  "Mexico, Guiana " = Curaçao.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/281/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5C8A2A0C53DF562D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5C8A2A0C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5C8A2A0C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175869

Geographic range:

  • Colinus cristatus cristatus: northeastern Colombia (eastern Santa Marta Mountains) eastward through the Guajira Peninsula to the coast of northwestern Venezuela; also Aruba and Curaçao (where possibly introduced)
  • Colinus cristatus sonnini: coastal northern Venezuela to the Guianas and far northern Brazil
  • Colinus cristatus mariae: savanna of southwestern Costa Rica and western Panama (Chiriquí)
  • Colinus cristatus panamensis: lowlands of Pacific slope of west-central Panama
  • Colinus cristatus decoratus: Caribbean coast of Colombia
  • Colinus cristatus littoralis: northern base of Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia)
  • Colinus cristatus badius: Cauca Valley to Pacific slope of western Andes of Colombia
  • Colinus cristatus bogotensis: eastern Andes of Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca)
  • Colinus cristatus parvicristatus: east slope of eastern Andes of Colombia and adjacent Venezuela
  • Colinus cristatus horvathi: Andes of northwestern Venezuela (Mérida)
  • Colinus cristatus barnesi: west-central Venezuela (Portuguesa and Barinas)
  • Colinus cristatus mocquerysi: northeastern Venezuela (Sucre, northern Monagas, and northern Anzoátegui)
  • Colinus cristatus leucotis: northern Colombia (Magdalena and Sinú valleys)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Crested Bobwhite
Catalan:
Colí crestat
Czech:
křepel chocholatý
Danish:
Toptrævagtel
German:
Haubenwachtel
Spanish:
Colín crestudo
Finnish:
töyhtöviiriäinen
French:
Colin huppé
Croatian:
krunata prepelica
Italian:
Colino crestato
Japanese (romaji):
kammurikorin
Japanese:
カンムリコリン
Lithuanian:
Kuoduotoji amerikinė putpelė
Dutch:
Kuifbobwhite
Norwegian:
Sørkrattvaktel
Polish:
przepiór zmienny
Portuguese:
uru-do-campo
Portuguese (Brazil):
uru-do-campo
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-de-crista
Russian:
Хохлатая американская куропатка
Slovak:
prepelka chochlatá
Serbian:
Ćubasta kolinus prepelica
Swedish:
kronvaktel
Ukrainian:
Перепелиця чубата
Chinese:
冠齿鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
冠齒鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colin huppé ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colin huppé ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Colinus cristatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Colinus cristatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Colinus cristatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Colinus cristatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Colinus cristatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Colinus [cristatus or leucopogon] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bashkir: бүрекле бүҙәнә
Bengali: ঝুুঁটিয়ার ফফম঴ায়ািআট
Bengali (transliteration): jhum̐ṭiẏāla babahōẏā'iṭa
Catalan: Colí crestat
Czech: křepel chocholatý
Danish: Toptrævagtel
German: Haubenwachtel, Haubenwachtel [cristatus-Gruppe]
English: Crested Bobwhite, Crested Bobwhite (Crested), Crested Quail, White-breasted Bobwhite
English, HBW: Crested Bobwhite
English (IOC): Crested Bobwhite
English (United States): Crested Bobwhite (Crested)
Esperanto: Krestokoturno
Spanish: Codorniz crestada, Codorniz crestudo, Colín Crestudo, Colín Crestudo (grupo cristatus), Cuiche centroamericano, Perdiz Chilindra
Spanish (Colombia): Perdiz Chilindra
Spanish (Costa Rica): Codorniz crestada, Codorniz Crestada (grupo cristatus), Codorniz Crestada [grupo cristatus]
Spanish (Spain): Colín Crestudo, Colín crestudo (grupo cristatus), Colín Crestudo [cristatus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Crested Bobwhite (Crested)
Spanish (Honduras): Codorniz crestudo
Spanish (Mexico): Cuiche centroamericano
Spanish (Nicaragua): Codorniz Crestada
Spanish (Panama): Codorniz Crestada, Codorniz Crestada (grupo cristatus)
Spanish (Venezuela): Perdiz Encrestada
Estonian: lõuna-nurmvutt
Finnish: Töyhtöviiriäinen, töyhtöviiriäinen [alalaji cristatus]
French: Colin huppé, Colin huppé (cristatus), Colin huppé (nominal), Colin huppé [cristatus], Colin zonécolin
Croatian: krunata prepelica
Italian: Colino crestato
Japanese (romaji): kammurikorin, kanmurikorin (cristatus guru-pu)
Japanese: カンムリコリン, カンムリコリン (cristatus グループ), カンムリコリン（cristatus グループ）
Scientific: Colinus cristatus, Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group], Colinus cristatus cristatus, Tetrao cristatus
Lithuanian: Kuoduotoji amerikinė putpelė
Dutch: Kuifbobwhite, Kuifbobwhite (cristatus groep)
Norwegian: Sørkrattvaktel, sørkrattvaktel (cristatus gr.)
Polish: przepiór zmienny, przepiór zmienny [gr. cristatus], Przepiór zmieny
Portuguese: perdiz, uru, uru-do-campo
Portuguese (Brazil): perdiz, uru, uru-do-campo, uru-do-campo [grupo cristatus]
Portuguese (Portugal): codorniz-de-crista, codorniz-de-crista [grupo cristatus], Uru-do-campo
Russian: Хохлатая американская куропатка, Хохлатый бобуайт, Хохлатый перепел [группа cristatus]
Slovak: Prepelka chochlatá, prepelka chochlatá (skup.)
Serbian: Ćubasta kolinus prepelica, Ćubasta kolinus prepelica (cristatus grupa)
Swedish: Kronvaktel
Turkish: Sarı Suratlı Kolin, Sarı suratlı kolin [cristatus grubu], Tepeli Kolin
Tatar: бүрекле бытбылдык
Ukrainian: Перепелиця чубата
Chinese: 冠齿鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 冠齒鶉

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