The Manipur bush quail (Perdicula manipurensis) is a species of quail found in northeastern India and Bangladesh inhabiting damp grassland, particularly stands of tall grass.[2] It was first collected and described by Allan Octavian Hume on an ornithological expedition to Manipur in 1881.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Perdicula |
| Species: | P. manipurensis
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| Perdicula manipurensis Hume, 1881
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P. manipurensis is listed as Endangered on the IUCN's Red List, as its habitat is small, fragmented, and rapidly shrinking.[1]
There was no confirmed sighting of the bird from 1932 until June 2006, when Anwaruddin Choudhury reported spotting the quail in Assam.[3] [4]
BBC News quoted the conservation director of the Wildlife Trust of India, Rahul Kaul, as saying, "This creature has almost literally returned from the dead."[3]
History edit
A 1911 report by Frank Finn, based on Captain Wood's field notes of 1899, noted that the species was common in the past.[5] Wood noted that the bird was commonly trapped by Manipur people after bush fires and that the local name was lanz-soibol meaning "trap quail".[6]
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References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Perdicula manipurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22679012A112384972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22679012A112384972.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Manipur Bush-quail - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Retrieved 2006-06-28.
- ^ a b "'Extinct' quail sighted in India". BBC News. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
- ^ "Rare quail sighted in Assam after 75 years". Newkerala.com. 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
- ^ Finn, Frank (1911), Game birds of India and Asia., Thacker and Spink, Calcutta.
- ^ Wood, H.S. (1899). "Note on Hume's Bush-quail (Microperdix manipurensis)". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 68: 110.