Hantu masa lalu (Ghosts of the Past)
Himalayan Quail
Ophrysia superciliosa
- selestial
- 90 km/h
- Kritis
Known from a handful of skins shot above Mussoorie and Nainital before 1880. Every search of those slopes since has come back empty.
- Populasi
- Unknown/unconfirmed; if the species still exists, any remaining population is presumed to consist of fewer than 50 mature individuals - no confirmed sighting since December 1876
- Habitat
- Steep, south- or east-facing hillsides covered in tall grass and brushwood, at elevations of roughly 1,650-2,400 m in the western Himalayan foothills
- Fakta menarik
- The Himalayan Quail is known to science from only about a dozen collected specimens (1836-1876) and has not been confirmed alive since December 1876, making it one of the world's most sought-after "lost birds"; unconfirmed possible sightings were reported in 1984 (Mussoorie), 2003 (Naini Tal), and 2010 (western Nepal), but none has been verified.
- Sebaran
- Historically known only from a small area of the western Himalayas around Mussoorie, Dehra Dun, and Naini Tal in Uttarakhand (formerly Uttar Pradesh), northwestern India
- Makanan
- Grass seeds, foraged on the ground in small coveys of five or six birds; young reportedly also take insects, and berries (possibly including Prinsepia utilis, Lonicera angustifolia, Berberis asiatica) are suspected as supplementary food
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,32 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
