Northern Bobwhite

By Matt Tillett from Cumberland, MD, USA (Northern Bobwhite) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus

Status.

Category E*

Native Range

North and central America. Much of the eastern half of the US as several races, from the Great Lakes southward into Mexico. (Introduced to many countries around the world).

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

British Occurrence

NBN atlas has 64 records as at end 2024. Map Here.

Known from Cambridgeshire where it was last reported breeding in 2010.

Where to see Northern Bobwhite in captivity


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