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Perdicula argoondah
Photo by Rakesh in Diwe Ghat, Pune

Identification

17cm.

Distribution

India

Taxonomy

Three subspecies recognized:

  • P. a. meinertzhageni in northwest India
  • P. a argoondah in peninsular India south to Chennai
  • P. a salimalii in south India (east-central Karnataka)

Habitat

Heavy vegetation.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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