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Crested Bobwhite / Colinus cristatus LC

  • Synonyms Crested Bobwhite (Crested), Crested Quail, White-breasted Bobwhite
  • Old latin name for bird Tetrao cristatus

Crested Bobwhitebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, subsong, © Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel)
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Robson Silva e Silva
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, © JUAN ANTONIO ALONSO DE JUAN
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Call, © Oswaldo Cortes
    Colombia
  • 5.
    Song, © Guillermo Funes
    El Salvador
  • 6.
    Call, © Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel)
    Colombia
  • 7.
    Song, © Johana Zuluaga-Bonilla
    Colombia
  • 8.
    Song, © Pritam Baruah
    Venezuela
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Northern Bobwhite
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Yucatan Bobwhite
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Where to see Crested Bobwhite

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Costa Rica through n SA

Crested Bobwhite subspecies (13)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Colinus cristatus badiuswc Colombia-No
Colinus cristatus barnesiwc Venezuela-No
Colinus cristatus bogotensisnc Colombia-No
Colinus cristatus cristatusne Colombia, nw Venezuela, Aruba and Curaçao-No
Colinus cristatus decoratusn Colombia-No
Colinus cristatus horvathiMérida Mts. (nw Venezuela)-No
Colinus cristatus leucotisMagdalena Valley (nc Colombia)-No
Colinus cristatus littoralisSanta Marta foothills (ne Colombia)-No
Colinus cristatus mariaesw Costa Rica and Chiriquí (nw Panama)-No
Colinus cristatus mocquerysine Venezuela-No
Colinus cristatus panamensissw Panama-No
Colinus cristatus parvicristatusec Colombia and sc Venezuela-No
Colinus cristatus sonnininc Venezuela, the Guianas and n Brazil-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bashkirбүрекле бүҙәнә
Bengaliঝুুঁটিয়ার ফফম঴ায়ািআট
Catalancolí crestat
Chinese冠齿鹑
Chinese (Traditional)冠齒鶉
Croatiankrunata prepelica
Czechkřepel chocholatý
DanishToptrævagtel
DutchKuifbobwhite, Kuifbobwhite (cristatus groep)
EsperantoKrestokoturno
Estonianlõuna-nurmvutt
Finnishtöyhtöviiriäinen [alalaji cristatus], töyhtöviiriäinen
FrenchColin huppé, Colin zonécolin, Colin huppé [cristatus], Colin huppé (nominal), Colin huppé (cristatus)
GermanHaubenwachtel [cristatus-Gruppe], Haubenwachtel
ItalianColino crestato
Japaneseカンムリコリン（cristatus グループ）, カンムリコリン, カンムリコリン (cristatus グループ)
Lithuaniankuoduotoji amerikinė putpelė
Norwegiansørkrattvaktel, sørkrattvaktel (cristatus gr.)
Polishprzepiór zmienny [gr. cristatus], przepiór zmienny, Przepiór zmieny
Portugueseperdiz, uru-do-campo, uru, codorniz-de-crista
RussianХохлатый бобуайт, Хохлатый перепел [группа cristatus], Хохлатый перепел, Хохлатая американская куропатка
SerbianĆubasta kolinus prepelica (cristatus grupa), Ćubasta kolinus prepelica
Slovakprepelka chochlatá (skup.), prepelka chochlatá
SpanishCodorniz crestudo, Perdiz Chilindra, Cuiche centroamericano, Codorniz crestada, Colín crestudo, Colín Crestudo (grupo cristatus)
Swedishkronvaktel
Tatarбүрекле бытбылдык
TurkishTepeli Kolin, Sarı suratlı kolin [cristatus grubu], Sarı Suratlı Kolin
Ukrainianперепелиця чубата