Colinus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Galliformes Scientific name Colinus		Phylum Chordata Family Odontophoridae Rank Genus

Lower classifications Northern bobwhite, Crested bobwhite, Yucatan bobwhite, Spot‑bellied bobwhite

Northern bobwhite colinus virginianus

Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.

Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) – crested bobwhite

Colinus leucopogon (Lesson, 1842) – spot-bellied bobwhite

Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843) – Yucatan bobwhite, black-throated bobwhite

Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) – northern bobwhite

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