The Bird Conservation Fund is seeking $5,000 and teaming up with the American Bird Conservancy’s Search for Lost Birds Team to support a project with Aranyak to survey for the critically endangered Manipur Bush Quail (Perdicula manipurensis). The Bush-Quail is a poorly understood species of grassland quail endemic to Northeast India. The project aims to determine whether this species persists in non-protected areas, particularly in lowland and foothill grasslands or scrubs of Assam.
The most recent widely acknowledged record of the Manipur Bush Quail was in 2006 from Manas National Park, Assam, reported by the renowned ornithologist Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury. This sighting was significant, as it marked the species’ first confirmed observation in over 70 years. Since then, only a handful of unconfirmed or anecdotal reports have surfaced, with no verifiable documentation emerging from non-protected areas. More information about the project and its methods, etc. on the Bird Conservation Fund website.
