Black-throated Bobwhite

(Colinus nigrogularis)

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Other Names: Yucatán Bobwhite

Range: Three distinct populations in Central America - see geographical races below.

Subspecies: Yucatán Bobwhite, C. n. caboti - eastern Campeche and Yucatán; Progreso Bobwhite, C. n. persiccus - Yucatán, but endemic to the Progreso area; Honduras Bobwhite, C. n. nigrogularis - north-eastern Honduras and northern Nicaragua; segoviensis - Belize and northern Guatemala.

Habitat: Grasslands with brush borders.

Brief Description: Males have black throat and eye band, surrounded by white; back of neck, breast and belly mottled white, brown and black, giving a scaled appearance; females have a buffy face with dark band through the eye, lower breast white with brown chevrons.

Status in Wild: Not well known.

Avicultural Data

Misc. Aviculture Notes: I have found conflicting reports regarding this species in captivity. They are not Masked Bobwhites, which are a distinct subspecies of the Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus. Past articles report this species in American aviaries in the early 1980s, but their where-abouts, status and purity is unknown.

Photo Credits
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Any help with photos would be greatly appreciated; e-mail lophura@hughes.net if you can help.

• Johnsgard, P.A. 1988. The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
• Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Black-throated Bobwhite - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds.
• Wikipedia - Black-throated Bobwhite - Wikipedia's species page.