Jungle Bush quail

Quails are small sized birds found across the world. There are roughly 15 species of quails in the world. The image here is of the jungle bush quail. The male is on the left characterized by the black and white rings across the body. They primarily feed on seeds, Jowar, Bajra etc. At times the quails are seen to eat worms and grass hoppers too. These birds are very shy, a single move will make the entire group run away or fly away if threatened. Jungle bush quail gets to about 14 centimeter. This is classified as least concern in the IUCN classification.

Perdicula asiatica

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