Turnicidae – Buttonquail « Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus

Turnicidae – Buttonquail

Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) by Ian

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. (Exodus 16:13 KJV)

CLASS – AVES, Order – CHARADRIIFORMES, Family – Turnicidae – Buttonquail

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Genus (2), Species (17), Subspecies

Turnix
Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus lepurana)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus dussumier)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus davidi)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus bartelsorum)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus whiteheadi)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus celestinoi)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus nigrorum)
____ (Turnix sylvaticus suluensis)
Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus)
____ (Turnix maculosus kinneari)
____ (Turnix maculosus beccarii)
____ (Turnix maculosus obiensis)
____ (Turnix maculosus sumbanus)
____ (Turnix maculosus floresianus)
____ (Turnix maculosus maculosus)
____ (Turnix maculosus savuensis)
____ (Turnix maculosus saturatus)
____ (Turnix maculosus furvus)
____ (Turnix maculosus giluwensis)
____ (Turnix maculosus horsbrughi)
____ (Turnix maculosus mayri)
____ (Turnix maculosus salomonis)
____ (Turnix maculosus melanotus)
Hottentot Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus)
Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus)
Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
____ (Turnix tanki tanki)
____ (Turnix tanki blanfordii)
Spotted Buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) – Video
____ (Turnix ocellatus benguetensis)
____ (Turnix ocellatus ocellatus)
Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) – Video
____ (Turnix suscitator plumbipes)
____ (Turnix suscitator bengalensis)
____ (Turnix suscitator taigoor)
____ (Turnix suscitator leggei)
____ (Turnix suscitator okinavensis)
____ (Turnix suscitator rostratus)
____ (Turnix suscitator blakistoni)
____ (Turnix suscitator pallescens)
____ (Turnix suscitator thai)
____ (Turnix suscitator interrumpens)
____ (Turnix suscitator atrogularis)
____ (Turnix suscitator suscitator)
____ (Turnix suscitator powelli)
____ (Turnix suscitator rufilatus)
____ (Turnix suscitator haynaldi)
____ (Turnix suscitator fasciatus)
____ (Turnix suscitator nigrescens)
Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis)©WikiC – Video
Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) by Ian – Video – Article
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus)
Buff-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix olivii)
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) by Ian
____ (Turnix varius novaecaledoniae)
____ (Turnix varius scintillans)
____ (Turnix varius varius)
Worcester’s Buttonquail (Turnix worcesteri)
Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti)
Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax)
Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) – Video
Ortyxelos
Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii) – Video
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Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) by Tom Tarrant – Young bird (probably a male) feeding in his garden