Masked Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus ridgwayi

Length 9.4-11.0 in (23.9-27.9 cm)
Wingspan 1.1-1.2 ft (33.0-38.1 cm)
Weight 4.6-5.6 oz (129-159 g)
Clutch Size 10-15
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Near Threatened
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The Masked Bobwhite is a subspecies of the Northern Bobwhite and is found in Southern Arizona and Mexico.

Diet mainly consists of seed from sunflowers, foxtails, panic grass, thistles, and legume seeds. They will also eat crop foods such as corn, sorghum, oats, soybeans and wheat.

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