Upland birds
Northern bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
- Group
- Upland birds
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Odontophoridae
Range
- North America
Habitat
- Farmland
- Scrub
Range
Countries it is found in
11 countries
- Bahamas
- Canada
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- Slovenia
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- United States
Range from:Wikipedia country bird lists, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Northern bobwhite. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Leila DasherCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
Upland birds
California quail
Callipepla californica
Same family (Odontophoridae)
Upland birds
Montezuma quail
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Same family (Odontophoridae)
Upland birds
Scaled quail
Callipepla squamata
Same family (Odontophoridae)
Upland birds
Gambel’s quail
Callipepla gambelii
Same family (Odontophoridae)
Upland birds
Mountain quail
Oreortyx pictus
Same family (Odontophoridae)
Upland birds
Grey partridge
Perdix perdix
Same order (Galliformes)