- Turnix tanki
Identification
15–18 cm (6-7 in); female larger
- Greyish overall plumage
- Dorsal bars
- Pale spots on underparts
- Yellow bill and legs
Female: brighter than male, reddish collar
Juvenile: smaller, mottled red, with densely spots
Distribution
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, South Korea
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- T. t. tanki - Indian subcontinent, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- T. t. blanfordii - Manchuria to Myanmar, southern China and Indochina
Habitat
Agricultural crops, secondary growth on deserted farmland, grassland, scrub and bamboo thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, with the addition of green shots, invertebrates and insects, such as ants, grasshoppers and small beetles.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4 eggs which is incubated for 12 days. The young fledge at 10 days completing moult to adult plumage at about seven weeks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-legged Buttonquail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-legged_Buttonquail
