#1134 · 🐦 birds
Northern Bobwhite
🇳🇱 Boomkwartel ·Colinus virginianus
📍 Arizona, US
📍 Starr, Texas, United States
📍 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, FL, USA
📍 Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, 801 Strodtman Rd, St. Louis, MO 63138, USA
📍 West Metro, Cayce, SC, US
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Andrej Chudý · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 2. © El Chivizcoyo · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Araks Ohanyan · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Mike Hannisian · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Erin and Lance Willett · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 6. Arizona, US:© Bill Chambers · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Starr, Texas, United States:© Scott Buckel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, FL, USA:© John Serrao · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, 801 Strodtman Rd, St. Louis, MO 63138, USA:© no rights reserved · CC0
- 10. West Metro, Cayce, SC, US:© Steve Lambert · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The northern bobwhite , Virginia quail or (in its home range) bobwhite quail ( Colinus virginianus ) is a ground-dwelling bird native to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quails (Odontophoridae). They were initially placed with the Old World quails in the pheasant family (Phasianidae), but are not particularly closely related. The name "bobwhite" derives from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 11,502 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Weighs only about 171 g.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Northern Bobwhite
- Nederlands
- Boomkwartel
- scientific name
- Colinus virginianus
- class
- Aves
- order
- Galliformes
- family
- Odontophoridae
- IUCN Red List
- NT · near threatened
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 59
- sightings worldwide
- 11,502
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- 171 g
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: gevoelig. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Odontophoridae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1280, Wikidata Q142651, GBIF 5228091, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.