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Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Leonard A. Brennan, Fidel Hernandez, and Damon Williford
Version: 2.0 — Published September 9, 2014
Version: 2.0 — Published September 9, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | virdžinijska prepelica |
| Czech | křepel virginský |
| Danish | Bobwhite |
| Dutch | Bobwhite |
| English | Northern Bobwhite |
| English (United States) | Northern Bobwhite |
| Finnish | peltoviiriäinen |
| French | Colin de Virginie |
| French (France) | Colin de Virginie |
| German | Virginiawachtel |
| Greek | Δεντροπέρδικα του Βορρά |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kay |
| Hebrew | שליו אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Bozótfürj |
| Icelandic | Tannhæna |
| Italian | Colino della Virginia |
| Japanese | コリンウズラ |
| Lithuanian | Virgininė putpelė |
| Norwegian | nordkrattvaktel |
| Polish | przepiór wirginijski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Codorniz-da-virgínia |
| Romanian | Prepeliță cu gât alb |
| Russian | Виргинский перепел |
| Serbian | Virdžinijska prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelka hnedá |
| Slovenian | Virginijski kolin |
| Spanish | Colín de Virginia |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Codorniz |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Cordoníz |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Codorniz Cotuí |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Codorniz de Virginia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colín de Virginia |
| Swedish | vitstrupig vaktel |
| Turkish | Virjinya Kolini |
| Ukrainian | Перепелиця віргінська |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Northern Bobwhite in North America and the western Caribbean.
This species also breeds in Puerto Rico and has been introduced to other locations throughout the world.