Ophrysia superciliosa (Himalayan Quail)

Himalayan Quail

Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, JE, 1846)

The Himalayan quail 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 in the western Himalayas in Uttarakhand, north-west India. The last verifiable record was in 1876 near the hill station of Mussoorie. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Ophrysia
Scientific:
  Ophrysia superciliosa

Original description

Citation:
(Gray, JE, 1846)

Reference:
KnowsleyMenagerie p.8 pl.16

Protonym:
Rollulus superciliosus

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240954

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
1EDD86FF97DAFBAB

Avibase ID:
avibase-1EDD86FF

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1EDD86FF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176057

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

Ophrysia superciliosa: Formerly w-c Himalayas. Extinct; last reported 1876

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Himalayan Quail
Catalan:
Perdiu de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
křepelka himálajská
Danish:
Uttar Pradesh-vagtel
German:
Himalajawachtel
Spanish:
Perdicilla Himalaya
Spanish (Spain):
Perdicilla Himalaya
Finnish:
himalajanviiriäisfasaani
French:
Ophrysie de l'Himalaya
Croatian:
himalajska prepelica
Hungarian:
himalájai fürj
Italian:
Quaglia dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji):
kebaneuzura
Japanese:
ケバネウズラ
Lithuanian:
Himalajinė kurapka
Dutch:
Himalayakwartel
Norwegian:
Hvitbrynhøne
Polish:
przepiórecznik
Portuguese:
Codorna-himalaia
Russian:
Гималайский перепел
Slovak:
garvalka himalájska
Serbian:
Himalajska prepelica
Swedish:
himalayavaktel
Ukrainian:
Перепілка гімалайська
Chinese:
喜马拉雅鹌鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
高山鶉1868滅絕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 00: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 01: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 02: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 03: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 04: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ophrysie de l'Himalaya ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ophrysie de l'Himalaya ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 1st edition: Indian Mountain Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements, version 2021: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 3rd edition: Indian Mountain Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 4th edition: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements, version 2015: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements, version 2016: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements, version 2017: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements, version 2018: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Clements, version 2019: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 1.50: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 1.52: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 1.53: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 1.54: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 1.55: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 2015: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 2016: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 2017: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 2018: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 2019: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
eBird version 2021: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Himalayan Mountain Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Himalayan Mountain Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Indian Mountain Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Oriental Bird Club: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ophrysia superciliosa
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ophrysia superciliosa
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ophrysia superciliosa
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Himalayan Quail ( Ophrysia superciliosa)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ophrysia superciliosa
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ophrysia superciliosa

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

Bengali: চ঴ভারয়ী ফমটযা
Bengali (transliteration): himālaẏī baṭērā
Catalan: Perdiu de l'Himàlaia
Montenegrin: himalajska prepelica, хималајска препелица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): хималајска препелица
Czech: Krepelka himálajská, křepelka himálajská
Danish: Uttar Pradesh-vagtel
German: Himalajawachtel, Himalayabergwachtel, Himalayawachtel
English: Himalayan Mountain Quail, Himalayan Quail, Indian Mountain Quail, Indian Quail, Mountain Quail
English, HBW: Himalayan Quail
English (IOC): Himalayan Quail
English (United States): Himalayan Quail
Esperanto: Brova koturno, Himalaja koturno
Spanish: Codorniz de los Himalayas, Perdicilla Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Perdicilla Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Quail
Estonian: tuhkvutt
Finnish: Himalajanviiriäisfasaani
French: Ophrysie de l’Himalaya, Ophrysie de l'Himalaya
Croatian: himalajska prepelica
Hungarian: himalájai fürj
Italian: Quaglia dell'Himalaya, Quaglia di monte dell‘Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): kebaneuzura
Japanese: ケバネウズラ
Mongolian, Halh: хималайн бөднө
Scientific: Ophrysia superciliosa, Ophyrsia superciliosa, Rollulus superciliosus
Lithuanian: Himalajinė kurapka
Mongolian: хималайн бөднө
Maltese: is-summiena tal-Himalaya, summiena tal-Ħimalaja, summiena tal-Ħimalaja ~ is-summiena tal-Himalaya
Dutch: Himalaja-kwartel, Himalayakwartel
Norwegian: Hvitbrynhøne
Polish: przepiórecznik
Portuguese: Codorna-himalaia
Portuguese (Portugal): perdiz-dos-himalaias
Russian: Гималайская куропатка, Гималайский перепел
Slovak: garvalka himalájska, kuricka garvalka
Serbian: Himalajska prepelica
Swedish: Himalayavaktel
Turkish: Kurşuni bıldırcın
Tatar: Гималай көртлеге
Ukrainian: Перепілка гімалайська
Chinese: 喜马拉雅鹌鹑, 喜马拉雅鹤鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 高山鶉, 高山鶉1868滅絕