Turnicidés

Family : Turnicidae

2 genus and 18 species.

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

Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18. IOC World Bird List (v14.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1.
Avibase (ioc v14.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2024-04-18. © 1996-2024 Oiseaux.net