Basic information |
Scientific name |
Colinus virginianus |
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Common names |
Eastern bob white, Virginian partridge, Virginian quail, Northern bobwhite quail, Bob-white, Quail, American quail, Common bobwhite |
Higher taxon |
Odontophoridae, Galliformes, Aves |
Natural range |
C & E North America to Mexico, Cuba |
Habitat |
Forest, grassland, stream, swamp, waterfront. |
Invasion information |
Range in Japan |
Gumma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Kagwa, Ehime, and Kochi Prefs. |
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Origin |
Unknown. |
Date |
1980s. |
Route |
Deliberate: For hunting, training of hound dogs. |
Impact |
Potentailly: Competition with native birds. Native organism(s) affected: Native birds. |
Regulation in Japan |
No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication. |
Introduced range in other countries |
Republic of Haiti,Dominican Republic, UK and New Zealand |