Northern bobwhite / Virginiawachtel (Colinus virginianus)

Wikipedia: Northern bobwhite Source: OTHER 1200px-Virginiawachtel_2007-06-16_065.jpg
Classification: Genus Colinus; Family American quails (Odontophoridae)
General: The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), also known as the Virginia quail or (in its home range) 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.^[3] This population decline is apparently range-wide and continuing.^[4][5] [more]

🔍 No documented observation