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Jungle bush quails are a small species of quail, 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) long and weighing 57–82 g (2.0–2.9 oz). Adult males have a dull brown mantle, back, scapulars and wings, with buff streaking and blackish-brown blotches. The breasts, flanks, and upper belly are whitish with narrow black barring, while the lower belly and undertail coverts are reddish-buff. The forehead, lores, and supercilium are dark reddish-brown, with the supercilium turning buffy-white behind the eye towards the back of the neck. Voice: The advertising call of the jungle bush quail is a harsh, rhythmic chee-chee-chuck, chee-chee-chuck that is similar to the call of a black drongo in dispute. When flocks are separated, they reassemble using a low, whistling tiri-tiri-tiri or whi-whi-whi-whi-whi. Groups may also give burbling or grating notes that quicken into a frenzy.
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When to see the Jungle Bush Quail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Jungle Bush Quail
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Jungle Bush Quail
The jungle bush quail is a species of quail in the family Phasianidae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, where it is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It has also been reported from Nepal but has not been seen there since the 19th century, and an introduced population exists on the island of Réunion. A small species of quail 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) long and weighing 57–82 g (2.0–2.9 oz), it shows significant sexual dimorphism. Males have brown upperparts with blackish and buff marking and whitish underparts with black barring.
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Easily confused with
Rock Bush QuailPerdicula argoondahThe rock bush quail is very similar to and overlaps in range with the jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica).
Painted Bush QuailPerdicula erythrorhynchaThis quail is darkish brightly colored with a deep red bill and legs, eye-catching even in flight.
Side by side: Jungle Bush Quail vs Rock Bush Quail
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