Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus)
About the Crested Bobwhite
The crested bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in northern South America, extending through Panama to just reach Costa Rica. It also occurs on Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 63 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Netherlands in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.