Rock Bush Quail
Perdicula argoondah(Sykes, WH, 1832)
English (US) Rock Bush Quail
The Rock Bush Quail (Perdicula argoondah) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Perdicula argoondah
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rock Bush Quail
- Described by
- (Sykes, WH, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Perdicula argoondah meinertzhageni
- Perdicula argoondah argoondah
- Perdicula argoondah salimalii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coturnix Argoondah
- Described by
- (Sykes, WH, 1832)
- Type locality
- Deccan.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2, no.23 p.153
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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