Little Buttonquail

Turnix velox - Petit Turnix

Petit Turnix
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Turnicidés

  • Genus
    :

    Turnix

  • Species
    :

    velox

Descriptor

Gould, 1841

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 16 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 28 à 64 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Petit Turnix,
  • Torillo veloz,
  • toirão-pequeno,
  • Zwerglaufhühnchen,
  • törpeguvatfürj,
  • Kleine Vechtkwartel,
  • Quaglia tridattila minore,
  • mindre springhöna,
  • Vandrespringvaktel,
  • prepeľovec trpasličí,
  • perepel australský,
  • Brun Løbehøne,
  • kulopyyjuoksija,
  • guatlla pintada canyella,
  • przepiórnik karłowaty,
  • Малая трёхпёрстка,
  • マメミフウズラ,
  • 小三趾鹑,
  • mindre springhöna,
  • 小三趾鶉,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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