Crested bobwhite

E55272

New World quail bird species

The crested bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) is a small, ground-dwelling New World quail known for its distinctive head crest and occurrence in grasslands and scrub habitats of Central and South America.

Aliases (1)

crested bobwhite ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New World quail → bird → species →
activityPattern	diurnal →
behavior	ground-dwelling →
bodyLength	approximately 20–24 cm →
bodyMass	approximately 100–150 g →
class	Aves →
clutchSize	typically 8–14 eggs →
commonName	crested bobwhite → crested quail →
conservationStatus	Least Concern →
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List →
describedBy	Linnaeus →
diet	green plant material → insects → seeds →
family	Odontophoridae →
foragingStratum	ground →
foundIn	agricultural areas → grasslands → savannas → scrub habitats →
genus	Colinus →
geographicDistribution	Bolivia → Colombia → Ecuador → French Guiana → Guyana → Paraguay → Peru → Suriname → Venezuela → from Costa Rica and Panama through northern South America → northern Argentina → northern Brazil →
hasDistinctiveFeature	head crest →
hasSubspecies	multiple recognized subspecies →
kingdom	Animalia →
nativeTo	Central America → South America → Trinidad and Tobago →
order	Galliformes →
phylum	Chordata →
reproductiveBehavior	ground nester →
scientificName	Colinus cristatus →
socialBehavior	forms small coveys →
taxonRank	species →
vocalization	whistled calls →
yearDescribed	1766 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colinus cristatus → Colinus cristatus ("crested bobwhite") →	commonName