Painted Bush Quail
Perdicula erythrorhyncha(Sykes, WH, 1832)
English (US) Painted Bush Quail
The Painted Bush Quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) 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 erythrorhyncha
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Painted Bush Quail
- Described by
- (Sykes, WH, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Perdicula erythrorhyncha blewitti
- Perdicula erythrorhyncha erythrorhyncha
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coturnix erythrorhyncha
- Described by
- (Sykes, WH, 1832)
- Type locality
- KarH Valley, North Konkan.
- 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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