Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | křepelka himálajská |
| Dutch | Himalayakwartel |
| English | Himalayan Quail |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Quail |
| French | Ophrysie de l'Himalaya |
| French (French Guiana) | 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, JE", 1846)
PROTONYM:
Rollulus superciliosus
"Gray, JE", 1846. KnowsleyMenagerie 1, p.8 pl.16.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India = Mussoorie.
Definitions
- OPHRYSIA
- superciliosa / superciliosum / superciliosus
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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.