Colinus virginianus HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 8 inches * Small, chunky, short-tailed, round-winged, ground-dwelling bird * Slight crest at top of head Adult male: * White chin and supercilium * Black cap, eyeline, nape and throat * Reddish-brown body stippled with white and black spots * Pale belly Adult female: * Buff throat and supercilium * Dark cap, eyeline, nape and throat * Reddish-brown body with darker back * Black and white streaks and chevrons about underparts and back * Pale belly "Masked Bobwhite": * Dark face * Unmarked cinnamon breast and belly * Reintroduced with limited success to southeast Arizona Similar species: Female Montezuma Quail may resemble Northern Bobwhite, but has a head that appears helmeted rather than crested. Montezuma Quail also lacks the strongly contrasting supercilium and throat of Northern Bobwhite and has a darker belly.
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