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The Himalayan quail (Ophrysia superciliosa) 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 (and 12 specimens) in the western Himalayas in Uttarakhand, north-west India . The last verifiable record was in 1876 near the hill station of Mussoorie.

superciliosa quail pheasant

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  2. Rasmussen PC; JC Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Volume 2. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. p. 129. 
  3. Le Messurier, A (1904). Game, shore and water birds of India (4th ed.). W. Thacker and Co, London. p. 91. https://archive.org/stream/gamesshoreandwat029723mbp#page/n97/mode/1up. 
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  6. Blyth, Edward (1867). "Remarks on an India Quail (Rollulus superciliosus)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 474–475. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1867zool#page/474/mode/1up/. 
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  11. Talwar, R (1995). "The Mountain Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)". Newsletter for Birdwatchers 35 (2): 32–33. https://archive.org/stream/NLBW35_2#page/n11/mode/1up. 
  12. Dunn, J.C.; G.M. Buchanan; R.J.Cuthbert; M.J. Whittingham; P.J.K.McGowan (2015). "Mapping the potential distribution of the Critically Endangered Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa using proxy species and species distribution modelling". Bird Conservation International 25 (4): 1–13. doi:10.1017/S095927091400046X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1017%2FS095927091400046X
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