Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus
Family
New World Quail
Order
Galliformes
Codes
norbob, NOBO
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyNew World Quail (Odontophoridae)
SpeciesColinus virginianus
Codesnorbob, NOBO
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) is a member of the New World Quail family within the order Galliformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code norbob when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.