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Colinus virginianus
northern bobwhite
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		northern bobwhite
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Galliformes, Family Odontophoridae, Genus Colinus, Species Colinus virginianus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks-East	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/17/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 9:18:08 PM

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