Turnicidés

Family : Turnicidae

2 genus and 18 species.

Classification :
Systematics
English name Scientific name Common name
Common ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusTurnix mugissant
Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosusTurnix moucheté
Fynbos ButtonquailTurnix hottentottusTurnix hottentot
Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusTurnix nain
Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tankiTurnix indien
Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusTurnix de Luçon
Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorTurnix combattant
Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisTurnix de Madagascar
Black-breasted ButtonquailTurnix melanogasterTurnix à poitrine noire
Chestnut-backed ButtonquailTurnix castanotusTurnix castanote
Buff-breasted ButtonquailTurnix oliviiTurnix de Robinson
Painted ButtonquailTurnix variusTurnix bariolé
New Caledonian ButtonquailTurnix novaecaledoniaeTurnix calédonien
Worcester's ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriTurnix de Worcester
Sumba ButtonquailTurnix everettiTurnix de Sumba
Red-chested ButtonquailTurnix pyrrhothoraxTurnix à poitrine rousse
Little ButtonquailTurnix veloxPetit Turnix
Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiTurnix à ailes blanches

Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v12.2) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2.
Avibase (ioc v12.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2022. © 1996-2023 Oiseaux.net