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Painted bush quail

Perdicula erythrorhyncha (Sykes, 1832)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 67.6 g to 77.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the painted bush quail

Weight
67.6 g – 77.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
17 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.3 – 5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the painted bush quail

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Painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
Udaya Kumar Balasubramanian from Madurai, India · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the painted bush quail live?

Not recorded

What is the painted bush quail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) is a species of quail found in the hill forests of India. They move in small coveys on hillsides and are distinguished by their red bills and legs. They have a liquid alarm call and small groups will run in single file along paths before taking flight when flushed.

From the Wikipedia article “Painted bush quail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Painted_bush_quail&oldid=1380730940), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the painted bush quail endangered?

The painted bush quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the painted bush quail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPerdicula
  7. SpeciesPerdicula erythrorhyncha (Sykes, 1832)

Synonyms Cryptoplectron erythrorhyncha

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Painted bush-quailEnglish
  • سمان الشجر المطليArabic
  • guatlla bec-rojaCatalan
  • křepelka pestráCzech
  • sofliar liwiedigWelsh
  • Rødnæbbet BuskvagtelDanish
  • BuntwachtelGerman
  • ruĝbeka koturnoEsperanto
  • Perdicilla piquirrojaSpanish
  • valgekurk-vuttEstonian
  • kirjopensasviiriäinenFinnish
  • Perdicule à bec rougeFrench
  • Microperdrix à bec rougeFrench
  • चित्रित झाड़ी बटेर (Citrit jhāṛī baṭer)Hindi
  • crvenokljuna prepelicaCroatian
  • Quaglietta pittataItalian
  • サイシキヤブウズラJapanese
  • raiboji džiunglinė putpelėLithuanian
  • Raiboji džiūnglinė putpelėLithuanian
  • മേനിക്കാടMalayalam
  • Bonte DwergpatrijsDutch
  • hvitstrupevaktelNorwegian
  • przepióreczka czerwonodziobaPolish
  • codorniz-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • codorna-mateira-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красноклювый перепелRussian
  • Пёстрый джунглевый перепелRussian
  • चित्रवनीलावकः (Citravanīlāvakaḥ)Sanskrit
  • jarabička červenozobáSlovak
  • Šarena prepelicaSerbian
  • rödnäbbad buskvaktelSwedish
  • రంగు పొద కాడపిట్ట (Raṅgu poda kāḍapiṭṭa)Telugu
  • Kızıl Cüce BıldırcınTurkish
  • перепілка червонодзьобаUkrainian
  • 红嘴林鹑Chinese
  • 紅嘴叢林鶉Chinese

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Relatives of the painted bush quail

Other species in the same genus Perdicula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the painted bush quail?

An adult painted bush quail weighs 67.6 g – 77.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the painted bush quail endangered?

The painted bush quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the painted bush quail?

The painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{painted_bush_quail_2026,
  title = {Painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-bush-quail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}