Manipur bush quail
| Manipur bush quail | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Perdicula |
| Species: | P. manipurensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Perdicula manipurensis Hume,1881
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TheManipur bush quail(Perdicula manipurensis) is a species ofquailfound in northeastern India and Bangladesh inhabiting damp grassland, particularly stands of tall grass.[2]It was first collected and described byAllan Octavian Humeon an ornithological expedition to Manipur in 1881.
P. manipurensisis listed as Endangered on theIUCN'sRed List,as its habitat is small, fragmented, and rapidly shrinking.[1]
There was no confirmed sighting of the bird from 1932 until June 2006, whenAnwaruddin Choudhuryreported spotting the quail inAssam.[3] [4]
BBC Newsquoted theconservationdirector of theWildlife Trust of India,Rahul Kaul, as saying, "This creature has almost literally returned from the dead."[3]
History[edit]
A 1911 report byFrank Finn,based on Captain Wood's field notes of 1899, noted that the species was common in the past.[5]Wood noted that the bird was commonly trapped by Manipur people after bush fires and that the local name waslanz-soibolmeaning "trap quail".[6]
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References[edit]
- ^abBirdLife International (2017)."Perdicula manipurensis".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2017:e.T22679012A112384972.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22679012A112384972.en.Retrieved11 November2021.
- ^"Manipur Bush-quail - BirdLife Species Factsheet".Retrieved2006-06-28.
- ^ab"'Extinct' quail sighted in India ".BBC News.2006-06-28.Retrieved2006-06-28.
- ^"Rare quail sighted in Assam after 75 years".Newkerala. 2006-06-24.Retrieved2006-06-28.
- ^Finn, Frank (1911),Game birds of India and Asia.,Thacker and Spink, Calcutta.
- ^Wood, H.S. (1899)."Note on Hume's Bush-quail (Microperdix manipurensis)".Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.68:110.