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Rock Bush Quail

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Decreasing

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Scrubland

Diet

Grass, Weed seeds

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Rock Bush Quail

Perdicula argoondah

The rock bush quail is found in parts of peninsular India. They are found in small coveys and are often detected only suddenly, when they burst out into flight en masse from under vegetation. It is 7.25 in in length and weighs 85 g.

Regional Names
  • Gujarati:
    લાવરી, ભડકીયું, વગડાઉ ભડકીયું
  • Hindi:
    लौवा
  • Malayalam:
    പാറവരിക്കാട
  • Marathi:
    पाषाण लावा
  • Tamil:
    மலைக்காடை
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Taxanomy

GALLIFORMES
PHASIANIDAE
Perdicula argoondah