Yucatan Bobwhite

Colinus nigrogularis (Gould, 1843)

20 cmLength130 gWeight

The Yucatan bobwhite or black-throated bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae.

Busiest months: January, March and August · Most records: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yucatan Bobwhite has been recorded at 35 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Camino a MisnébalamMexico1,144 records
Dawson Creek & Lamanai savannaBelize268 records
Reserva Xocen Birding TrailMexico235 records

More places

Parque Ecológico Kai LuumMexico110 records
Black Rock RoadBelize78 records
Black Rock LodgeBelize74 records
Materiales Anillo PerifericoMexico66 records
Crooked Tree Wildlife SanctuaryBelize50 records
Camino de grava entre el Corchito y Estero de ChicxulubMexico49 records
Tropical Education Center & Belize Zoo Jungle LodgeBelize33 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Mexico Belize Guatemala

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Yucatan bobwhite or black-throated bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, coastal mangroves and heavily degraded former forest.

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