Spot-bellied Bobwhite

(Colinus leucopogon)

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Range: Central America, southern Guatemala to Costa Rica.

Subspecies: White-faced Bobwhite, C. l. leucopogon - eastern El Salvador; Dickey's Bobwhite, C. l. dickeyi - Costa Rica; White-breasted Bobwhite, C. l. incanus - southern Guatemala; White-breasted Bobwhite, C. l. hypoleucus - western El Salvador; Leland's Bobwhite, C. l. leylandi - Honduras; Sclater's Bobwhite, C. l. sclateri - Nicaragua.

Habitat: Scrub and open grasslands.

Brief Description: leucopogon and incanus - Overall similar to the Northern Bobwhite, both sexes with spotted underparts compared to the streaking in Colinus virginianus; hypoleucos - white extends from throat to breast and belly; dickeyi - darker that mentioned races, throat mottled black and white, pronounced spooting on the sides and belly; sclateri and leylandi - throat and face much darker than the other races.

Status in Wild: Not well known, but believed to be stable in most areas of the range and common in Costa Rica.

Avicultural Data

Misc. Aviculture Notes: It is doubtful this species is kept in aviculture. I have never seen current or past listings for Spot-bellied Bobwhites. It is possible that they are kept in aviaries in their native lands though, but none have made their way to American aviaries as of yet.

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.

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• Wikipedia - Spot-bellied Bobwhite - Wikipedia's species page.