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Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Codorniz Cotui Norte±a
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Male - Photo: G. Beaton
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Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Codorniz Cotui Norte±a
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Male - Photo: G. Beaton
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A chunky ground bird with a brown body, and black-and-white head pattern (the head pattern is brown and tan on the female). Length: 20-25 cm.; weight: 170 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Native to eastern North America and Mexico. This species is rare in Puerto Rico where it has been introduced, but has not become well established. One recent location is at Susúa state forest. TAXONOMY: GALLIFORMES; ODONTOPHORIDAE |
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Female - Photo: G. Beaton
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References Bent, A.C. 1938. Life histories of North American gallinaceous birds. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 162. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1963). Brennan, L. A. 1999. Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). in The birds of North America, No. 397 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 2. New World vultures to guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/Fireside, NY. Madge, S. and P. McGowan. 2002. Pheasants, partridges, and grouse. Princeton Univ. Press. Ortiz Rosas, P. 1981. Guía del cazador: aves de caza y especies protegidas. Depto. de Recursos Naturales, San Juan, PR. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Southeast Quail Study Group: http://seqsg.qu.org/seqsg/index.cfm Northern Bobwhite, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |