Colinus

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

Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Colinus
Goldfuss, 1820
Type species
Tetrao virginianus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Species

Colinus cristatus
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus virginianus

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