Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | perdiu de l'Himàlaia |
| Czech | křepelka himálajská |
| Dutch | Himalayakwartel |
| English | Himalayan Quail |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Quail |
| French | Ophrysie de l'Himalaya |
| French (France) | Ophrysie de l'Himalaya |
| German | Himalajawachtel |
| Japanese | ケバネウズラ |
| Norwegian | hvitbrynhøne |
| Polish | przepiórecznik |
| Russian | Гималайский перепел |
| Serbian | Himalajska prepelica |
| Slovak | garvalka himalájska |
| Spanish | Perdicilla Himalaya |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdicilla himalaya |
| Swedish | himalayavaktel |
| Turkish | Kurşuni Bıldırcın |
| Ukrainian | Перепілка гімалайська |
Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Rollulus superciliosus
Gray, 1846. Gleanings from the menagerie and aviary at Knowsley Hall 1, p.8 pl.16.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India = Mussoorie.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OPHRYSIA
- superciliosa / superciliosum / superciliosus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 19, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 19, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K., G. M. Kirwan, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.himqua1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 19, 2015
- Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K., G. M. Kirwan, and C. J. Sharpe (2015). Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
