| Himalayan quail | |
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| Painting by John Gould based on specimens in the Derby museum (now World Museum) (male and female on 1 April 1836 in Nainital). These are the type specimens (D259 and D259a). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Coturnicini |
| Genus: | Ophrysia Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Species: | O. superciliosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, JE, 1846)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rollulus superciliosus | |
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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ophrysia superciliosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22679141A132051220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22679141A132051220.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Blyth E (1867). "Further addenda to the Commentary on Dr Jerdon's 'Birds of India'". Ibis. 3 (11): 312–314. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1867.tb06433.x.