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Himalayan Quail
Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, JE, 1846)
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa, is a pheasant-family bird of the western Himalayas in north India, with records from Uttarakhand and the wider northern Indian breeding range. It was described by J. E. Gray in 1846. The bird is known from very few specimens and only a handful of localities, and the last confirmed sighting was in 1876 near Mussoorie. It is set apart by its red bill and legs, together with white marks before and behind the eye. The male and female differ in plumage, and the species has a notably long tail for a quail.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: n India
