Northern Bobwhite Quail

Northern Bobwhite Quail

Colinus Virginianus

Eats

They eat mostly seeds and leaves, supplemented with varying amounts of insects during the breeding season.

Lives

They live in agricultural fields, grasslands, open pine or pine-hardwood forests, and grass-brush rangelands.

Behavior

Description

Their elegantly dappled plumages offers excellent camouflage so they are hard to spot. They forage in groups, scurrying between cover or bursting into flight if alarmed.

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Least Concern
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Endangered
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct in the Wild
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