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Porzana pusilla (Pallas, 1776)
Porzana pusilla (Pallas, 1776)
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla) is a small migratory rail with specific plumage patterns, breeding across Eurasia and wintering in Africa and south Asia.
Porzana tabuensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Porzana tabuensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Porzana tabuensis, the spotless crake, is a small south Pacific wetland rail with defined physical traits, calls, and habitat.
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846
Gallinula tenebrosa, the dusky moorhen, is a medium-sized waterbird found across wetlands in Australia, New Guinea, Borneo and Indonesia.
Gallinula chloropus galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818)
Gallinula chloropus galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818)
Common moorhen is a widespread midsized rail with distinct plumage, living in wetland habitats and remaining plentiful.
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallinula chloropus, the common moorhen, is a widespread rail found across wetland habitats with distinct dark plumage and a red frontal shield.
Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850
Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850
The lesser moorhen is a Rallidae bird species that occurs widely across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, with scattered rare records elsewhere.
Porzana cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)
Porzana cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)
The white-browed crake is a Rallidae bird found across Oceania and Asia, with an extinct doubtfully valid Iwo Jima subspecies.
Anurolimnas viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)
Anurolimnas viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)
This small bird species has documented appearance, vocal traits, distribution across South America, and terrestrial habitat preferences.
Crex egregia (W.Peters, 1854)
Crex egregia (W.Peters, 1854)
Crex egregia, the African crake, is a small migratory bird found across most of sub-Saharan Africa in grassland habitats.
Sarothrura elegans (A.Smith, 1839)
Sarothrura elegans (A.Smith, 1839)
Buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a semi-omnivorous Sarothruridae bird with a stable population across African forested areas.
Tetraogallus caucasicus (Pallas, 1811)
Tetraogallus caucasicus (Pallas, 1811)
Tetraogallus caucasicus, the Caucasian snowcock, is a medium, patterned grey bird with specific plumage traits and distinct calls.
Tetraogallus himalayensis G.R.Gray, 1843
Tetraogallus himalayensis G.R.Gray, 1843
Tetraogallus himalayensis, the Himalayan snowcock, is a large partridge-like alpine bird native to Central and South Asian mountains.
Tetraogallus tibetanus Gould, 1854
Tetraogallus tibetanus Gould, 1854
Tetraogallus tibetanus (Tibetan snowcock) is a least-concern galliform bird found across high Asian mountain regions.
Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
This text describes the appearance, range, and habitat of the gamebird species the black francolin.
Perdicula asiatica (Latham, 1790)
Perdicula asiatica (Latham, 1790)
Perdicula asiatica, the jungle bush quail, is a small sexually dimorphic quail native to the Indian subcontinent.
Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe, 1864)
Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe, 1864)
The Taiwan partridge, Arborophila crudigularis, is an endemic bird of Taiwan’s central and eastern mountains.
Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth, 1849)
Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth, 1849)
Arborophila rufogularis, the rufous-throated partridge, is a small Asian partridge found in high-elevation montane forests.
Arborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855)
Arborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855)
Arborophila brunneopectus, the bar-backed partridge, is a small partridge found across multiple countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Arborophila campbelli (Robinson, 1904)
Arborophila campbelli (Robinson, 1904)
Arborophila campbelli is a small partridge found in montane forests of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.
Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848
Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848
This is a detailed description of the morphology, distribution, habitat, and ecology of Coturnix japonica, the Japanese quail.
Coturnix coromandelica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Coturnix coromandelica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Coturnix coromandelica, the rain quail, is a small South Asian bird with distinct plumage markings for males and a unique repeated call.
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coturnix coturnix, the common quail, is a small migratory game bird whose meat may be toxic if the bird eats certain debated plants.
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a Phasianidae bird found in sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, named for collector Adulphe Delegorgue.
Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837
Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837
Coturnix pectoralis, the stubble quail, is a ground-dwelling Australian bird with distinct feather patterning and specific grassy habitat preferences.
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