Species profile
Himalayan Quail
Ophrysia superciliosa
Quick answer
Formerly w-c Himalayas. Extinct; last reported 1876
- Scientific name
- Ophrysia superciliosa
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Ophrysia
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
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