Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite 



ABBREVIATION : 
COVI

COMMON NAMES : 
   northern bobwhite
   bobwhite quail
   bobwhite
   quail
   colin
   partridge
   Virginia partridge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for northern bobwhite is Colinus
virginianus Linnaeus.  There are seven subspecies in North America
[7,26]:

Colinus virginianus spp. marilandicus (Linnaeus)
C. virginianus ssp. mexicanus (Linnaeus)
C. virginianus spp. virginianus
C. virginianus spp. floridanus (Coues)
C. virginianus spp. taylori Lincoln
C. virginianus spp. texanus (Lawrence)
C. virginianus spp. ridgwayi Brewster


ORDER : 
Galliformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The masked bobwhite quail, subspecies ridgwayi, is endangered throughout
its range in Arizona and Mexico [19].  It once ranged from south-central
Arizona to Sonora, Mexico.  Through reintroduction programs, it now
inhabits extreme southern Arizona and parts of Mexico [2,17].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, November 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1991. Colinus virginianus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite