Manipur bush quail
The Manipur bush quail (Latin: Perdicula manipurensis, Meitei: Soibol[2]) is a species of quail found in Manipur and other Northeastern Indian regions. It lives in humid and moist grasslands, particularly among tall grasses.[3] It was first collected and described by Allan Octavian Hume on a mission to study about birds of Manipur in 1881.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Perdicula |
| Species: | P. manipurensis
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| Perdicula manipurensis (Hume, 1880)
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P. manipurensis is listed as "Endangered" on the IUCN's Red List. Its home place is small, separated and fastly becoming smaller.[1]
No one was confirmed of seeing the bird from 1932 until June 2006. In 2006, Anwaruddin Choudhury reported seeing the quail in Assam.[4][5]
BBC News reported the speech of the conservation director of the Wildlife Trust of India, Rahul Kaul, as "This creature has almost literally returned from the dead."[4]
History
There is a 1911 report by Frank Finn. It was based on Captain Wood's field notes of 1899. It noted that the species was common in the past.[6] Captain Wood noted that the bird was commonly trapped by Manipuri people after bush fires. Further, he also noted the Manipuri language name was lanz-soibol (literally meaning "trap quail").[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2017). "Perdicula manipurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22679012A112384972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22679012A112384972.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "The forgotten bird Manipur Bush quail Perdicula manipurensis By Kh Hitler". www.e-pao.net.
- ↑ "Manipur Bush-quail - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'Extinct' quail sighted in India. BBC News. 2006-06-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5125244.stm. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
- ↑ Rare quail sighted in Assam after 75 years. Newkerala.com. 2006-06-24. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=13306. 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.
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