Colinus

<i>Colinus</i>

Colinus

Genus of birds

Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.[2]

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Species

Extant species

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Fossil species

  • †Colinus eatoni
  • †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
  • †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944

References

  1. [1]
    Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 46–51.
  2. [2]
    "Colinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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