Birds of the World
 - Jungle Bush-Quail
 - Jungle Bush-Quail
+4
 - Jungle Bush-Quail
Watch
 - Jungle Bush-Quail
Listen

Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Scientific name definitions

Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 25, 2015

Sign in to see your badges

Originally Appeared in

Full content is available exclusively to Birds of the World subscribers. Sign in Learn more

Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Jungle Bush-Quail, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


SUBSPECIES

Perdicula asiatica punjaubi Scientific name definitions

Distribution

NW India from S Kashmir S to Uttar Pradesh.

SUBSPECIES

Perdicula asiatica asiatica Scientific name definitions

Distribution

C and NE India from Gujarat E to Bihar.

SUBSPECIES

Perdicula asiatica vidali Scientific name definitions

Distribution

SW India S from Mumbai (Bombay).

SUBSPECIES

Perdicula asiatica vellorei Scientific name definitions

Distribution

southern India (southeastern Ghats)

SUBSPECIES

Perdicula asiatica ceylonensis Scientific name definitions

Distribution

dry plains NE of central hills of Sri Lanka.
Distribution of the Jungle Bush-Quail - Range Map
Enlarge
  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Jungle Bush-Quail

Recommended Citation

McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula asiatica), 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.jubqua1.01
Birds of the World

Partnerships

A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.