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
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 ID:
5C8A2A0C53DF562D
Avibase ID:
avibase-5C8A2A0C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5C8A2A0C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175869
Geographic range:
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): Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
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: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Crested Bobwhite (Crested) ( Colinus cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
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): Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
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: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Crested Bobwhite ( Colinus cristatus) [version 1] |
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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Other synonyms
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