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Rock Bush Quail
Latin Name:
Perdicula argoondah
Category:
Size:
17cm
Description:
The male is similar to the Jungle but has white underparts heavily barred with black, a rufous stripe above pale eyebrows, vermiculated beige and black underparts and pale undertail coverts. The female has a plain rufous face, whitish chin and pale supercilium. Habits: Similar to Jungle.
Habitat:
Dry semi-desert and thorn-scrub country.
Distribution:
W India from Haryana to S Kerala, Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh.
Call:
Call Description:
Musical, ascending trill.
IUCN:
National Status:
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