Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Colinus leucopogon

The spot-bellied bobwhite is a ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the crested bobwhite, Colinus cristatus. As the latter species expands north into Costa Rica, it is likely that the two species will overlap in range in the future, but the Costa Rican subspecies of the spot-bellied is the least similar to the crested.

Scientific name

Colinus leucopogon

Family

New World Quail

IUCN status

LC