Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
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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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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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Himalayan Quail