Turnicidae
Bird family with 18 species
Species
Barred Buttonquail
(Turnix suscitator)
Black-breasted Buttonquail
(Turnix melanogaster)
Black-rumped Buttonquail
(Turnix nanus)
Buff-breasted Buttonquail
(Turnix olivii)
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
(Turnix castanotus)
Common Buttonquail
(Turnix sylvaticus)
Fynbos Buttonquail
(Turnix hottentottus)
Little Buttonquail
(Turnix velox)
Luzon Buttonquail
(Turnix worcesteri)
Madagascar Buttonquail
(Turnix nigricollis)
New Caledonian Buttonquail
(Turnix novaecaledoniae)
Painted Buttonquail
(Turnix varius)
Quail-plover
(Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
Red-backed Buttonquail
(Turnix maculosus)
Red-chested Buttonquail
(Turnix pyrrhothorax)
Spotted Buttonquail
(Turnix ocellatus)
Sumba Buttonquail
(Turnix everetti)
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
(Turnix tanki)
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