Bobwhite Quails, Northern Bobwhites, or Virginia Quails
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Bobwhite Quail
A ton of quail were observed
Alice
09/14/09
Bobwhite Quail
Quail on main road entering the ranch near the main gate.
Bobwhite quail is the No. 1 game bird in Indiana on the basis of popularity and is second only to the mourning dove in number bagged.
Northern Bobwhite Quail
Range:
North America, Central America, West Indies, Cuba
Habitat:
Brushy fields, farmlands, thickets, woodland edges
Conservation Status:
Near threatened
Scientific Name:
Colinus virginianus ...
Bobwhite Quail began to flourish with the early settling of the Americas, but the trend will not continue if humans continue to destroy the natural habitat of these birds! Their numbers are also often checked by harsh winter conditions.
Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus
Rails, Crakes, Swamphens, Coots
Weka Gallirallus australis
Banded Rail Rallus philippensis (Moho-pereru) ...
In the Southwest, bobwhite quail may select mesquite canyons with pricklypear cactus (Opuntia spp.) cover in the summer and open woodlands in the winter [2].
The eastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is about 10 in. (25 cm) long.
The wild turkey, like other "gallinaceous" or chicken-like birds such as ring-necked pheasant, ruffed grouse, and bobwhite quail, is considered a "game bird".
Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail)
Coturnix coturnix (Common Quail)
Crax rubra (Great Curassow)
Falcipennis canadensis (Spruce Grouse)
Gallus gallus (Red Junglefowl)
Lagopus lagopus (Willow Grouse)
Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant) ...
The Northern bobwhite, sometimes called bobwhite quail, is one of the signature species of upland long leaf pine forests.
Stoddard, H. L. 1931. The Bobwhite Quail, Its Habits, Preservation and Increase. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 559pp.
Author: Stan Stewart, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
Outdoor Adventures ...
Bobwhite quail
Alectoris Rufa. Red-legged partridge
Alectoris chukar. Chukor
Perdix perdix. Grey partridge
Synoicus ypsilophorus. Brown quail
Phasianus colchicus. Pheasant
Pavo cristatus. Peafowl
Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey
Numida meleagris.
Other bird species include Bald eagles, American avocets, osprey, bobwhite quail, snowy egrets, yellowlegs, piping plovers, American white pelicans, sanderlings, peregrine falcons, merlins, and others that may be seen on the refuge.
 See also: Bobwhite, Quail, Pheasant, Partridge, Turkey
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