About Colinus leucopogon (R.Lesson, 1842)
This species, Colinus leucopogon, measures 22 to 24 centimeters in total length. Male plumage varies geographically across its six recognized subspecies. All forms of the species share a brown back and black spotting on the nape. The head features a white supercilium, a dark line running through the eye, a white or brown throat, and a short crest. The lower belly always carries spotting, while the pattern of the rest of the underparts changes by subspecies: it may be entirely pale, entirely spotted, or spotted with a rufous chest. Males have an average weight of 140 grams. Females are duller in plumage than males, with a buff supercilium and a mottled throat, and an average weight of 115 grams. The species' song, which is most frequently produced by males during spring and summer, is a rising, scratchy call that sounds like bob-Wight! or bob-bob-White!.
This entry originally lists the scientific name as Colinus leucopogon (R.Lesson, 1842).
