Northern bobwhite
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The Northern bobwhite is a small, ground-dwelling New World quail known for its distinctive whistled "bob-white" call and importance as both a game bird and indicator of grassland ecosystem health in North America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| northern bobwhite | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New World quail
ⓘ
bird ⓘ game bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Colinus virginianus ⓘ |
| bodyMass | small-bodied quail ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | large clutch size relative to body size ⓘ |
| commonName |
Northern bobwhite
ⓘ
Virginia quail ⓘ bobwhite quail ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | of conservation concern in many states ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
indicator of grassland ecosystem health
ⓘ
insect predator ⓘ seed predator ⓘ |
| family | Odontophoridae ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Colinus ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural edges
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ old fields ⓘ open woodlands ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
| importance |
popular game bird
ⓘ
subject of wildlife management programs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| managementPractice |
benefits from early successional habitat management
ⓘ
benefits from prescribed fire in grasslands ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nestingSite | ground ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| plumage | cryptic brown and buff patterning ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining in much of its range ⓘ |
| range |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ parts of the southern Great Plains ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | ground-nesting ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism |
females have more subdued head pattern
ⓘ
males have bold head pattern ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | forms coveys outside breeding season ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| vocalization | bob-white whistle ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Colinus virginianus
this entity surface form:
northern bobwhite