Jungle Bush Quail

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iJungle Bush Quail

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Perdicula
Species: P. asiatica
Binomial name
Perdicula asiatica
(Latham, 1790)

The Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica is a species of quail found in South Asia. They are found in small coveys and are often detected only when they burst out into flight from under vegetation.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Perdicula asiatica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern