Himalayan quail
| Himalayan quail | |
|---|---|
| Painting by John Gould based on specimens in the Derby museum (now World Museum) (male and female on 1 April 1836 in Nainital). These are the type specimens (D259 and D259a). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Coturnicini |
| Genus: | Ophrysia Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Species: | O. superciliosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, JE, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rollulus superciliosus | |
The Himalayan quail (Ophrysia superciliosa) or mountain quail, is a medium-sized quail belonging to the pheasant family. It was last reported in 1876 and is feared extinct. This species was known from only 2 locations (and 12 specimens) in the western Himalayas in Uttarakhand, north-west India. The last verifiable record was in 1876 near the hill station of Mussoorie.
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