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The scientific or taxonomic name would be Colinus virginianus.
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The scientific or taxonomic name would be Colinus virginianus.
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James R. Howatson has written:
'The effects of cadmium on embryonic development and mortality in Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)' -- subject(s): Physiological effect, Cadmium, Northern bobwhite, Japanese quail
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Tennessee has two state birds:
- Mockingbird (Scientific name: Mimus polyglottos)
- Bobwhite Quail (Scientific name: Colinus virginianus)
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A quail is a ground bird who seldom flies. It prefers to run in ground cover and nests in that same ground cover. It is a smallish bird, generally weighing less than two pounds.
1. a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World. 2. any of several other birds of the genus Coturnix and allied genera. 3. any of various New World gallinaceous game birds of the genus Colinus and allied genera, esp. the bobwhite.
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There seem to be several scientific names for a quail depending on which exact species you are talking about. Here is a list of the ones I found. 1. This first one just gives the name "Quail" and gives this scientific name.
Scientific Name: Coturnix cotumix japonica (Related link 1) 2. Scaled Quail
Scientific Name: Callipepla squamata 3. Gambel's Quail
Scientific Name: Callipepla gambelii 4. California Quail
Scientific Name: Callipepla californica 5. Mountain Quail
Scientific Name: Oreortyxpictus 6. Northern Bobwhite (I am including this because in some areas this one is called a quail.)
Scientific Name: Colinus virginianus Reference material for numbers 2-6 above:
"Field Guide to Birds, Western Region"
Donald & Lillian Stokes
Little, Brown and Company
New York, Boston
ISBN: 0-316-81810-0
Copyright: 1996 by Donald W. Stokes and Lillian W. Stokes
First Edition
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Iowa had several species disappear, but it still has several still around. Some of these include bald eagles, osprey, Southern flying squirrels, spotted skunks, mulberry wings, ornate box turtles, blue-spotted salamanders, and chestnut lampreys.
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