Northern Bobwhite bird informationValues
Conservation statusNT - Near threatened
SynonymsFlorida Partridge, Bob-white, Common Bobwhite, Virginia Partridge, quail on toast, Texas Partridge, American Quail, Bobwhite Quail, Bobwhite, Eastern Bobwhite, Partridge
Old latin name for birdOrtyx virginiana, Tetrao virginianus
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyNew World Quail / Odontophoridae
GenusColinus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionec, se USA and e Mexico

Northern Bobwhite bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Russ Wigh
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Ken Blankenship
    United States
  • 4.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
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    Song, wing flaps, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © John A. Trent
    United States
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    Song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite subspecies (20)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Colinus virginianus aridusne Mexico-No
Colinus virginianus atricepsw Oaxaca (s Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus coyoleose Oaxaca and n Chiapas (s Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus cubanensisCuba-No
Colinus virginianus floridanusFlorida (se USA) and Bahamas.-No
Colinus virginianus godmanie Veracruz (se Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus graysoniwc Mexico-No
Colinus virginianus harrisonisw Oaxaca (s Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus insignisse Chiapas (s Mexico) and nw Guatemala-No
Colinus virginianus insulanusKey West, Florida (USA)-Yes
Colinus virginianus maculatusec and c Mexico-No
Colinus virginianus minorTabasco and ne Chiapas (se Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus nigripectuse Mexico-No
Colinus virginianus pectoralisc Veracruz (se Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus ridgwayiSonora (n Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus salvinis Chiapas (s Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus tayloric USA-No
Colinus virginianus texanussw Texas (sc USA) to Coahuila, Nuevo-León and Tamaulipas (n Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus thayerine Oaxaca (s Mexico)-No
Colinus virginianus virginianusec, e NA from sc Canada to n Florida-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BasqueKolin
BelarusianВіргінская курапатка
Bengaliিঈত্তুময ফফম঴ায়ািআট
BretonKolin Virjinia
BulgarianВиргиниански пъдпъдък
Catalancolí de Virgínia
Chinese山齿鹑
Chinese (Traditional)山齒鶉
Croatianvirdžinijska prepelica
CzechKrepel virginský, křepel virginský
DanishBobwhite
DutchBoomkwartel, Bobwhite
Esperantovirginia koturno, Arbokoturno
Estoniannurmvutt (põhja-nurmvutt), nurmvutt
Finnishpeltoviiriäinen
FrenchCaille de la Louisiane, Colin de Virginie
FrisianBeamkwartel
GalicianColín da Virxinia
GermanBaumwachtel, Virginische Baumwachtel, Virginiawachtel
GreekΔεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά, Δεvδρoρτύκo
Hebrewשליו אמריקני, שלו אמריקאי
HungarianVirginiai fogasfürj, bozótfürj
IcelandicTannhæna
IrishGearg thuaisceartach, Gearg bhabaight
ItalianColino della Virginia
Japaneseコリンウズラ
KazakhВиргин шілі
LatvianVirdžīnijas paipala
Lithuanianvirgininė putpelė, Virginvištė
MacedonianВиргиниска потполошка
Maltesebobwhite, summiena bobwhite
Northern SamiBealdogoaktil
NorwegianNordkrattvaktel, nordkrattvaktel, Virginia trevaktel, Bob white
Norwegian NynorskNordkrattvaktel
Polishprzepiór wirginijski
Portuguesecodorniz-virginiana, Codorniz da Virgínia, codorniz-da-virgínia
RomanianPrepeliţă de Virginia
RussianВиргинский Бобуайт, Виргинская американская куропатка, Виргинский перепел, Виргинская перепелка
SerbianVirdžinijska pepelica, Virdžinijska prepelica
Slovakprepelka hnedá
Slovenianridgwayi virginijska jerebica, virginijski kolin, Virginijska prepelica
SpanishCodorniz-cotiu Norteña, Colín de Virginia, Codorniz Norteña, Codorniz Cotuí, Colín de Vigrinia, Cordoníz, Codorniz, Cuiche común
Swedishvirginiavaktel, vitstrupig vaktel
TurkishVirjinya bıldırcını, Virjinya Kolini
Ukrainianперепелиця віргінська, перепелиця віргинська
UzbekВиргиния беданаси
WelshSofliar Virginia