Perdicula

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| taxon = Perdicula

| authority = Hodgson, 1837

| type_species = Perdicula rubicola {{small|Hodgson, 1837}}{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=11 |title= Phasianidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-08-05}} = Perdix asiatica {{small|Latham, 1790}}

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Perdicula is a small genus of quail in the family Phasianidae, containing four species that are collectively known as the bush quails.

Taxonomy

The generic name Perdicula is a Modern Latin diminutive of the genus Perdix, and means small partridge.{{Cite book|last=Jobling|first=James A.|title=Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names|publisher=Christopher Helm|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4081-3326-2|pages=297, 57}} The two genera are not closely related, with Perdix belonging to the tribe Phasianini in subfamily Phasianinae, while Perdicula belongs to the tribe Coturnicini in the subfamily Pavoninae.

The genus contains the following four species:{{cite book|last1=Madge|first1=Steve|title=Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse: Including buttonquails, sandgrouse, and allies|last2=Phil|first2=MacGowan|publisher=Christopher Helm|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4081-3565-5|location=London, United Kingdom}}

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File:Jungle Bush Quail (48248857067).jpg

|Perdicula asiatica

|Jungle bush quail

File:Perdicula argoondah -Rajasthan, India -male-8.jpg

|Perdicula argoondah

|Rock bush quail

File:Painted bush quail male with a chick.jpg

|Perdicula erythrorhyncha