Native of India, Pakistan
and Iran...introduced to
Hawaii from India in 1958.
Ortygornis pondicerianus
(L m 11.6-13.4" f 10.2-11.9"
Wt m 9-12 oz f 7-11 oz)
Airport near Waimea
“Big” Island
20Feb2014
Ortygornis in Greek means quail bird;
pondicerianus refers to Pondicherry, the
capital and the most populous city of
the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry.
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