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The species Himalayan Quail is possibly extinct.

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Ophrysia superciliosa

[edit] Identification

Male: Slate-grey, tinged with olive above, and with black edgings to the sides of the feathers, a black, head streaked with white, and black under-tail-coverts spotted with white.
Female: Brown, spotted with black centres to the feathers and the face a sort of pinkish grey. The bill is red, bright coral in the male and dusky in the female, and the legs are dull red.

[edit] Distribution

Western Himalayas in north-western India.

[edit] Status

Classified as Critically Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List.¹ No reliable records since 1876.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Steep slopes with long grass and scrub at altitudes of 1 650 to 2 400 m.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Ophrysia superciliosa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/12/2008.

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