Crested bobwhite

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Crested bobwhite canonical 1
crested bobwhite 1

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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
linked to: Carl 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
linked to: British Guiana

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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colinus cristatus commonName Crested bobwhite
subject linked to: Colinus
Colinus cristatus commonName crested bobwhite
linked to: Crested bobwhite