Painted Bush-quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sykes, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, temperate grassland. From 600 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

India.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Painted Bush Quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) [XC586503]
by Hemant Ware from Gureghar, Satara, Maharashtra, India (song)

Painted Bush Quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) [XC473852]
by Frank Lambert from Nr Munnar (not exact location) Kannan Devan Hills, Idukki, Kerala, India (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

erythrorhyncha (Sykes, 1832) - Western Ghats of western India.
blewitti (Hume, 1874) - Central and eastern India.

References
See References.

Files:

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