page_title: List of endemic birds of South Asia
section_title: Species endemic to northern parts of the subcontinent
hierarchical_section_title: List of endemic birds of South Asia / List of species / Other species endemic to the subcontinent / Species endemic to northern parts of the subcontinent
caption_attribution_description: Perdicula argoondah Male English: A male Rock Bush Quail in Rajasthan, India. Perdicula argoondah, Rock Bush Quail is a shy and secretive inhabitant of Western and North Western India. It can be found in stony barren land with small scrubs. It is a challenge to photograph this small cutie. This is a male bird.
context_page_description: Endemic birds of South Asia are those birds that belong to or are native to South Asia, on the Indian subcontinent and adjacent islands of the north-central Indian Ocean.
context_section_description: Swamp francolin
  Chestnut-breasted hill-partridge
  Himalayan quail
  Manipur bush-quail
  Jungle bush-quail
  Rock bush-quail
  Western tragopan
  Cheer pheasant
  Himalayan parakeet
  Brown-fronted woodpecker
  Himalayan woodpecker
caption: Rock bush-quail
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