Northern bobwhite: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern bobwhite lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Colinus virginianus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	8.9 g (birth weight); 171 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Odontophoridae

Where does the northern bobwhite live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern bobwhite in 7 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a northern bobwhite?

Wikidata records the following for the northern bobwhite: mass 8.9 g (birth weight); 171 g (adult weight).

Is the northern bobwhite endangered?

The northern bobwhite’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern bobwhite?

The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Odontophoridae, genus Colinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern bobwhite

The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), also known as the Virginia quail or (in its home range) bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, with introduced populations elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quail (Odontophoridae). They were initially placed with the Old World quail in the pheasant family (Phasianidae), but are not particularly closely related. The name "bobwhite" is an onomatopoeic derivation from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the northern bobwhite is one of the most familiar quails in eastern North America, because it is frequently the only quail in its range. Habitat degradation has contributed to the northern bobwhite population in eastern North America declining by roughly 85% from 1966 to 2014. This population decline is apparently range-wide and continuing.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern bobwhite (revision 1375249002), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q142651 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).