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Colinus virginianus ridgwayi

Colinus virginianus ridgwayi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Colinus virginianus ridgwayi ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The northern bobwhite, also known as the Virginia quail or bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, with introduced populations elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quails. They were initially placed with the Old World quails in the pheasant family, but are not particularly closely related. The name “bobwhite” is an onomatopoeic derivation from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the northern bobwhite is one of the most familiar quails in eastern North America, because it is frequently the only quail in its range. Habitat degradation has likely contributed to the northern bobwhite population in eastern North America declining by roughly 85% from 1966–2014. This population decline is apparently range-wide and continuing.

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Detailed information
Full Name: masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ssp. ridgwayi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/11/1967 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the masked bobwhite, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Arizona
  • US Counties in which the masked bobwhite, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the masked bobwhite, Wherever found is known to occur: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
  • Countries in which the the masked bobwhite, Wherever found is known to occur: Mexico
  • Additional species information
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
02/11/2009 74 FR 6917 6919 5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
03/11/1967 32 FR 4001 Endangered Species List - 1967
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the masked bobwhite.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/21/1995 Masked Bobwhite Recovery Plan, Second Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/21/1995 Masked Bobwhite Recovery Plan, Second Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/11/2009 74 FR 6917 6919 5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
05/08/2014 Masked bobwhite quail 5-yr review
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