• Synonyms quail on toast, Bob-white, Common Bobwhite, Texas Partridge, American Quail, Bobwhite Quail, Bobwhite, Eastern Bobwhite, Virginia Partridge, Florida Partridge, Partridge
  • Old latin name for bird Tetrao virginianus, Ortyx virginiana

Northern Bobwhitebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © FREDERIC Lionel
    France
  • 2.
    Song, © Russ Wigh
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 4.
    Song, wing flaps, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 5.
    Song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Song, © Percy Ulsamer
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Ken Blankenship
    United States
  • 9.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Northern Bobwhite

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America
  • Breeding subregion ec, se USA and e Mexico

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
Czechkřepel virginský, Krepel virginský
DanishBobwhite
DutchBobwhite, Boomkwartel
EsperantoArbokoturno, virginia koturno
Estoniannurmvutt, nurmvutt (põhja-nurmvutt)
Finnishpeltoviiriäinen
FrenchColin de Virginie, Caille de la Louisiane
FrisianBeamkwartel
GalicianColín da Virxinia
GermanVirginiawachtel, Baumwachtel, Virginische Baumwachtel
GreekΔεvδρoρτύκo, Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά
Hebrewשלו אמריקאי, שליו אמריקני
Hungarianbozótfürj, Virginiai fogasfürj
IcelandicTannhæna
IrishGearg thuaisceartach, Gearg bhabaight
ItalianColino della Virginia
Japaneseコリンウズラ
KazakhВиргин шілі
LatvianVirdžīnijas paipala
LithuanianVirginvištė, virgininė putpelė
MacedonianВиргиниска потполошка
Maltesebobwhite, summiena bobwhite
Northern SamiBealdogoaktil
NorwegianBob white, Virginia trevaktel, nordkrattvaktel
Norwegian NynorskNordkrattvaktel
Polishprzepiór wirginijski
Portuguesecodorniz-virginiana, Codorniz da Virgínia, codorniz-da-virgínia
RomanianPrepeliţă de Virginia
RussianВиргинская перепелка, Виргинский Бобуайт, Виргинский перепел, виргинская американская куропатка
SerbianVirdžinijska pepelica, Virdžinijska prepelica
Slovakprepelka hnedá
Slovenianridgwayi virginijska jerebica, virginijski kolin, Virginijska prepelica
SpanishCodorniz, Colín de Virginia, Codorniz-cotiu Norteña, Codorniz Cotuí, Colín de Vigrinia, Codorniz Norteña, Cordoníz, Cuiche común
SwedishVitstrupig vaktel, virginiavaktel
TurkishVirjinya Kolini, Virjinya bıldırcını
UkrainianПерепелиця віргинська, перепелиця віргінська
UzbekВиргиния беданаси
WelshSofliar Virginia