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Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The northern bobwhite, also known as the Virginia quail or bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, with introduced populations elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quails (Odontophoridae). They were initially placed with the Old World quails in the pheasant family (Phasianidae), but are not particularly closely related. The name "bobwhite" is an onomatopoeic derivation from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the northern bobwhite is one of the most familiar quails in eastern North America, because it is frequently the only quail in its range. Habitat degradation has likely contributed to the northern bobwhite population in eastern North America declining by roughly 85% from 1966 to 2014. This population decline is apparently range-wide and continuing. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Odontophoridae
Genus:
   Colinus
Scientific:
  Colinus 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:
  91CCBC719C97AE19

Avibase ID:
  avibase-91CCBC71

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/91CCBC71

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175863


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Colinus virginianus: eastern USA to western Guatemala
  • Colinus virginianus virginianus: Atlantic coast of USA (Virginia to northern Florida and southeastern Alabama)
  • Colinus virginianus marilandicus: northeastern USA (southeastern Maine to Pennsylvania and central Virginia)
  • Colinus virginianus mexicanus: eastern USA west of Atlantic seaboard to Great Plains
  • Colinus virginianus cubanensis: Cuba including Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines; south of western Cuba)
  • Colinus virginianus texanus: southwestern Texas (southern USA) to northern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas)
  • Colinus virginianus [floridanus or insulanus]: peninsular Florida (southeastern USA)
  • Colinus virginianus taylori: South Dakota to northern Texas, western Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas (central USA)
  • Colinus virginianus maculatus: eastern Mexico (central Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz and southeastern San Luis Potosí)
  • Colinus virginianus aridus: eastern Mexico (central and west-central Tamaulipas to southeastern San Luis Potosí)
  • Colinus virginianus graysoni: west-central Mexico (southern Nayarit to Morelos, southern Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosí)
  • Colinus virginianus nigripectus: eastern Mexico (Puebla, Morelos, and México)
  • Colinus virginianus pectoralis: southeastern Mexico (east slopes of mountains of central Veracruz)
  • Colinus virginianus godmani: lowlands of southeastern Mexico (Veracruz)
  • Colinus virginianus minor: southeastern Mexico (northeastern Chiapas and adjacent Tabasco)
  • Colinus virginianus thayeri: southern Mexico (northeastern Oaxaca)
  • Colinus virginianus coyoleos: Pacific coast of southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas)
  • Colinus virginianus ridgwayi: northwestern Mexico (north-central Sonora); extirpated in Arizona (USA)
  • Colinus virginianus atriceps: southern Mexico (interior of western Oaxaca)
  • Colinus virginianus harrisoni: southern Mexico (southwestern Oaxaca)
  • Colinus virginianus salvini: southern Mexico (coastal southern Chiapas)
  • Colinus virginianus [insignis or nelsoni]: southern Mexico (southern Chiapas) and adjacent Guatemala
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Northern Bobwhite
Catalan:
Colí de Virgínia
Czech:
křepel virginský
Danish:
Bobwhite
German:
Virginiawachtel
Spanish:
Colín de Virginia
Spanish (Spain):
Colín de Virginia
Finnish:
peltoviiriäinen
French:
Colin de Virginie
Croatian:
Virdžinijska prepelica
Hungarian:
bozótfürj
Icelandic:
Tannhæna
Italian:
Colino della Virginia
Japanese (romaji):
korin'uzura
Japanese:
コリンウズラ
Lithuanian:
Virgininė putpelė
Dutch:
Bobwhite
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nordkrattvaktel
Norwegian:
Nordkrattvaktel
Polish:
przepiór wirginijski
Portuguese:
codorniz-da-virgínia
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-virginiana
Russian:
Виргинский перепел
Slovak:
prepelka hnedá
Serbian:
Virdžinijska prepelica
Swedish:
vitstrupig vaktel
Ukrainian:
перепелиця віргінська
Chinese:
山齿鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
山齒鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Bob-white ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colin de Virginie ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colin de Virginie ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Common Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
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:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Colinus virginianus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Colinus virginianus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Colinus virginianus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Colinus virginianus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Colinus virginianus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Belarusian: Віргінская курапатка
Bulgarian: Виргиниански пъдпъдък
Bengali: িঈত্তুময ফফম঴ায়ািআট
Bengali (transliteration): utturē babahōẏā'iṭa
Breton: Kolin Virjinia
Catalan: Colí de Virgínia
Montenegrin: virdžinijska prepelica, вирџинијска препелица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): вирџинијска препелица
Czech: Krepel virginský, křepel virginský
Welsh: Sofliar Virginia
Danish: Bobwhite
German: Baumwachtel, Virginiawachtel, Virginische Baumwachtel
Greek: Δεvδρoρτύκo, Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά
English: American Quail, Bobwhite, Bob-white, Bobwhite Quail, Common Bobwhite, Eastern Bobwhite, Florida Partridge, Northern Bobwhite, Partridge, quail on toast, Texas Partridge, Virginia Partridge
English, HBW: Northern Bobwhite
English (IOC): Northern Bobwhite
English (United States): Northern Bobwhite
Esperanto: Arbokoturno, virginia koturno
Spanish: Codorniz, Codorniz Cotuí, Codorniz Norteña, Codorniz-cotiu Norteña, Colín de Vigrinia, Colín de Virginia, Cordoníz, Cuiche común
Spanish (Cuba): Codorniz
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Codorniz, Cordoníz
Spanish (Spain): Colín de Virginia
Spanish (HBW): Colín de Virginia
Spanish (Mexico): codorniz cotuí, Codorniz Norteña, Codorniz-cotiu Norteña, Cuiche común
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Codorniz de Virginia
Estonian: nurmvutt, nurmvutt (põhja-nurmvutt), põhja-nurmvutt
Basque: Kolin
Finnish: Peltoviiriäinen
French: Caille de la Louisiane, Colin de Virginie
Frisian: Beamkwartel
Irish: Gearg bhabaight, Gearg thuaisceartach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Colin
Galician: Colín da Virxinia
Haitian Creole French: Kay
Hebrew: שלו אמריקאי, שליו אמריקני
Croatian: Virdžinijska prepelica
Hungarian: bozótfürj, Virginiai fogasfürj
Icelandic: Tannhæna
Italian: Colino della Virginia
Japanese (romaji): korinuzura, korin'uzura
Japanese: コリンウズラ
Kazakh: Виргин шілі
Kirghiz: Виргиния бөдөнөсү, Виргиния чили
Scientific: Colinus virginianus, Colinus virginianus virginianus, Ortyx virginiana, Perdix borealis, Tetrao virginianus
Lithuanian: Virgininė putpelė, Virginvištė
Latvian: Virdžīnijas paipala
Macedonian: Виргиниска потполошка
Maltese: bobwhite, summiena bobwhite
Dutch: Bobwhite, Boomkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordkrattvaktel
Norwegian: Bob white, Nordkrattvaktel, Virginia trevaktel
Polish: przepiór wirginijski
Portuguese: Codorniz da Virgínia, codorniz-da-virgínia
Portuguese (Portugal): Codorniz-da-virgínia, codorniz-virginiana
Rhaeto-Romance: Colin da la Virginia
Romanian: Prepeliţă de Virginia
Russian: виргинская американская куропатка, Виргинская перепелка, Виргинский Бобуайт, Виргинский перепел
Northern Sami: Bealdogoaktil
Slovak: Prepelka hnedá
Slovenian: ridgwayi virginijska jerebica, Virginijska prepelica, virginijski kolin
Serbian: Virdžinijska pepelica, Virdžinijska prepelica
Swedish: Vitstrupig vaktel
Turkish: Virjinya bıldırcını, Virjinya kolini
Ukrainian: Перепелиця віргинська, Перепелиця віргінська
Uzbek: Виргиния беданаси
Chinese: 山齿鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 山齒鶉

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