Colinus (Genus)

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Colinus is a genus of in the Odontophoridae family. It contains the following species:

Northern Bobwhite, (Colinus virginianus)
Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus)
Spot-bellied Bobwhite, (Colinus leucopogon)
Black-Throated Bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis)

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
        Class: Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves
        Superorder: Gallomorphae
        Order: Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds
        Parvorder: Odontophorida
        Family: Odontophoridae - New World Quails
        Genus: Colinus - Bobwhites

The Genus Colinus is further organized into finer groupings including:

Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 54 species and subspecies in the Genus Colinus: C. coyolcos · C. cristatus (Crested Bobwhite) · C. cristatus badius · C. cristatus barnesi · C. cristatus bogotensis · C. cristatus cristatus (Crested Bobwhite) · C. cristatus decoratus · C. cristatus horvathi · C. cristatus leucopogon · C. cristatus leucotis · C. cristatus littoralis · C. cristatus mariae · C. cristatus mocquerysi · C. cristatus panamensis · C. cristatus parvicristatus · C. cristatus sonnini · C. godmani · C. graysoni · C. leucopogon (Spot-Bellied Bobwhite) · C. leucopogon dickeyi · C. leucopogon hypoleucus · C. leucopogon incanus · C. leucopogon leucopogon · C. leucopogon leylandi · C. leucopogon sclateri · C. nigrogularis (Black-Throated Bobwhite) · C. nigrogularis caboti · C. nigrogularis nigrogularis (Black-Throated Bobwhite) · C. nigrogularis persiccus · C. nigrogularis segoviensis · C. pectoralis · C. philippinus · C. ridgwayi · C. virginianus (Virginia Partridge) · C. virginianus aridus · C. virginianus atriceps · C. virginianus coyolcos · C. virginianus cubanensis · C. virginianus floridanus (Northern Bobwhite) · C. virginianus godmani · C. virginianus graysoni · C. virginianus harrisoni · C. virginianus insignis · C. virginianus insulanus · C. virginianus maculatus · C. virginianus minor · C. virginianus nigripectus · C. virginianus pectoralis · C. virginianus ridgwayi (Northern Bobwhite) · C. virginianus salvini · C. virginianus taylori (Northern Bobwhite) · C. virginianus texanus (Northern Bobwhite) · C. virginianus thayeri · C. virginianus virginianus (Virginia Partridge)

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