Bobwhite

/ˈbɑbˌhwaɪt/ noun

Definition

A small game bird native to North America, named for its distinctive call that sounds like 'bob-white.'

Etymology

From the onomatopoetic call of the bird (bob-white), first recorded in English around the 1600s as settlers described the bird's vocalizations in colonial America.

Kelly Says

The bobwhite's call is so distinctive that it gave the bird its common name—settlers simply mimicked what they heard! These birds were once so common that they were hunted extensively, but habitat loss has made them much rarer now, turning a once-ordinary bird into a conservation concern.

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