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Northern Bobwhite (Eastern)
Colinus virginianus [virginianus] (= Colinus virginianus virginianus) (Linnaeus, C 1758)
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Odontophoridae
Genus:
Colinus
Scientific:
Colinus virginianus virginianus
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.161
Protonym:
Tetrao virginianus
Type locality:
'America' = Virginia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/180/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8E1DE1903DBE6E4D
Avibase ID:
avibase-8E1DE190
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8E1DE190
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175864
English:
Northern Bobwhite [virginianus]
Afrikaans:
Noordelike Kwartel (Oostelike)
Azerbaijani:
Vircinya bildirçini [virginianus qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Вирджински пъдпъдък [Група virginianus]
Catalan:
colí de Virgínia [grup virginianus]
Czech:
křepel virginský [skupina virginianus]
Danish:
Bobwhite, Østlig [virginianus Gruppe]
German:
Virginiawachtel [virginianus-Gruppe]
Greek:
Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά [virginianus]
Spanish:
Colín de Virginia (grupo virginianus)
Spanish (Spain):
Colín de Virginia (grupo virginianus)
Finnish:
peltoviiriäinen [alalaji virginianus]
French:
Colin de Virginie [virginianus]
Croatian:
virdžinijska prepelica (istočna)
Hungarian:
Bozótfürj (Keleti)
Icelandic:
Tannhæna [virginianus hópur]
Italian:
Colino della Virginia [gruppo virginianus]
Japanese (romaji):
korin'uzura (virginianus guru-pu)
Japanese:
コリンウズラ（virginianus グループ）
Lithuanian:
Virgininė putpelė [virginianus grupė]
Dutch:
Bobwhite (virginianus groep)
Norwegian:
nordkrattvaktel (virginianus gr.)
Polish:
przepiór wirginijski [gr. virginianus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-virginiana [grupo virginianus]
Romanian:
Prepeliță cu gât alb (grupul virginianus)
Russian:
Виргинский перепел [группа virginianus]
Slovak:
prepelka hnedá (skup.)
Slovenian:
Virginijski kolin [virginianus]
Serbian:
Virdžinijska prepelica [virginianus grupa]
Swedish:
vitstrupig vaktel [gruppen virginianus]
Turkish:
Virjinya kolini [virginianus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Перепелиця віргінська [група virginianus]
Northern Bobwhite [virginianus]
Afrikaans:
Noordelike Kwartel (Oostelike)
Azerbaijani:
Vircinya bildirçini [virginianus qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Вирджински пъдпъдък [Група virginianus]
Catalan:
colí de Virgínia [grup virginianus]
Czech:
křepel virginský [skupina virginianus]
Danish:
Bobwhite, Østlig [virginianus Gruppe]
German:
Virginiawachtel [virginianus-Gruppe]
Greek:
Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά [virginianus]
Spanish:
Colín de Virginia (grupo virginianus)
Spanish (Spain):
Colín de Virginia (grupo virginianus)
Finnish:
peltoviiriäinen [alalaji virginianus]
French:
Colin de Virginie [virginianus]
Croatian:
virdžinijska prepelica (istočna)
Hungarian:
Bozótfürj (Keleti)
Icelandic:
Tannhæna [virginianus hópur]
Italian:
Colino della Virginia [gruppo virginianus]
Japanese (romaji):
korin'uzura (virginianus guru-pu)
Japanese:
コリンウズラ（virginianus グループ）
Lithuanian:
Virgininė putpelė [virginianus grupė]
Dutch:
Bobwhite (virginianus groep)
Norwegian:
nordkrattvaktel (virginianus gr.)
Polish:
przepiór wirginijski [gr. virginianus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-virginiana [grupo virginianus]
Romanian:
Prepeliță cu gât alb (grupul virginianus)
Russian:
Виргинский перепел [группа virginianus]
Slovak:
prepelka hnedá (skup.)
Slovenian:
Virginijski kolin [virginianus]
Serbian:
Virdžinijska prepelica [virginianus grupa]
Swedish:
vitstrupig vaktel [gruppen virginianus]
Turkish:
Virjinya kolini [virginianus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Перепелиця віргінська [група virginianus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Bobwhite [virginianus] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Northern Bobwhite [virginianus] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group] ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus]) |
| eBird version 1.50: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern) ( Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Colinus virginianus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Noordelike Kwartel (Oostelike)
Azerbaijani: Vircinya bildirçini [virginianus qrupu]
Bulgarian: Вирджински пъдпъдък [Група virginianus]
Catalan: Colí de Virgínia, colí de Virgínia [grup virginianus]
Czech: krepel virginský, křepel virginský [skupina virginianus]
Danish: Bobwhite, Bobwhite, Østlig [virginianus Gruppe]
German: Virginiawachtel, Virginiawachtel [virginianus-Gruppe]
Greek: Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά [virginianus ομάδα], Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά [virginianus]
English: Bob-white, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite (Eastern group), Northern Bobwhite (Eastern), Northern Bobwhite [Eastern group], Northern Bobwhite [virginianus]
[ENAV]: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern)
English, HBW: Northern Bobwhite (Eastern)
English (IOC): Northern Bobwhite (Eastern)
English (United States): Northern Bobwhite (Eastern)
Esperanto: Arbokoturno
Spanish: Codorniz Cotuí (grupo virginianus), Colín de Virginia, Colín de Virginia (grupo virginianus)
Spanish (Cuba): Codorniz [grupo virginianus]
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Cordoníz
Spanish (Spain): Colín de Virginia (grupo virginianus), Colín de Virginia [virginianus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Northern Bobwhite (Eastern)
Spanish (Mexico): codorniz cotuí, Codorniz Cotuí (grupo virginianus)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Codorniz de Virginia [grupo virginianus]
Estonian: nurmvutt (põhja-nurmvutt)
Finnish: peltoviiriäinen, peltoviiriäinen [alalaji virginianus]
French: Colin de Virginie, Colin de Virginie (de l'Est), Colin de Virginie (forme de l'Est), Colin de Virginie [virginianus]
French (Guyane): Colin de Virginie (groupe virginianus)
Irish: Gearg bhabaight
Hebrew: שלו אמריקאי
Croatian: virdžinijska prepelica (istočna)
Haitian Creole: Kay
Hungarian: Bozótfürj (Keleti)
Icelandic: Tannhæna, Tannhæna [virginianus hópur]
Italian: Colino della Virginia, Colino della Virginia [gruppo virginianus]
Japanese (romaji): korin'uzura, korin'uzura (virginianus guru-pu)
Japanese: コリンウズラ, コリンウズラ (virginianus グループ), コリンウズラ（virginianus グループ）
Scientific: Colinus virginianus, Colinus virginianus [virginianus Group], Colinus virginianus [virginianus], Colinus virginianus virginianus, Tetrao virginianus
Lithuanian: Virgininė putpelė [virginianus grupė], Virginvištė
Dutch: Bobwhite (virginianus groep), Boomkwartel
Norwegian: Nordkrattvaktel, nordkrattvaktel (virginianus gr.)
Polish: przepiór wirginijski, przepiór wirginijski [gr. virginianus]
Portuguese: Codorniz da Virgínia
Portuguese (Portugal): Codorniz-da-virgínia [grupo virginianus], codorniz-virginiana [grupo virginianus]
Romanian: Prepeliță cu gât alb (grupul virginianus)
Russian: Виргинская перепелка, Виргинский перепел [группа virginianus]
Slovak: Prepelka hnedá, prepelka hnedá (skup.)
Slovenian: virginijski kolin, Virginijski kolin [virginianus]
Serbian: Virdžinijska prepelica [virginianus grupa]
Swedish: Vitstrupig vaktel, vitstrupig vaktel [gruppen virginianus], vitstrupig vaktel [virginianus Group]
Turkish: Virjinya bıldırcını, Virjinya Bıldırcını [virginianus Grubu], Virjinya kolini [virginianus grubu]
Ukrainian: Перепелиця віргінська [група virginianus]
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