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Male, subspecies T. s. dussumier
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, India, July-2018

Alternative names: Small Buttonquail; Andalusian Hemipode; Kurrichane Buttonquail; Little Buttonquail (but this name also used for Turnix velox)

Turnix sylvaticus

Identification

13–16 cm (5-6¼ in), female larger

face plain
eyebrow pale
upperparts streaked sandy brown
underparts buff
flank markings black
wing grey with white wingbar

Sexes are similar

Immature birds have more spotted underparts

Female, subspecies T. s. dussumier
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, India, July-2018

Distribution

Southern Spain and most of Africa. India and tropical Asia to Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Reference [4] notes that African and Asian subspecies often divided into "Kurrichane Buttonquail", T. sylvaticus (sspp. lepuranus, sylvaticus) and "Small Buttonquail", T. dussumier (sspp. bartelsorum, celestinoi, davidi, dussumier, nigrorum, suluensis, whiteheadi)

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

T. s. sylvaticus: "Kurrichane Buttonquail". Southern Iberian Peninsula, northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
T. s. lepuranus: "Kurrichane Buttonquail". Africa south of the Sahara and extreme south Arabian Peninsula
T. s. dussumier: "Small Buttonquail". Extreme eastern Iran to India and Burma
T. s. davidi: "Small Buttonquail". Peninsular Thailand to south China, northern Indochina and Taiwan
T. s. whiteheadi: "Small Buttonquail". Luzon Island (n Philippines)
T. s. nigrorum: "Small Buttonquail". Negros Island (Philippines)
T. s. celestinoi: "Small Buttonquail". South Philippines (Bohol and Mindanao)
T. s. suluensis: "Small Buttonquail". Sulu Archipelago
T. s. bartelsorum: "Small Buttonquail". Java and Bali

Subspecies T. s. davidi
Photo © by nothinghill
Thailand, July-2012

Habitat

Grasslands or scrub jungle. Also cornfields and stretches of grassy plains in Africa.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists of insects such as ants and seeds, particularly grass seeds.

Breeding

The female builds the nest which is a pad of grass placed in a natural hollow in the ground, amongst the stems of a tuft of grass. The 4 speckled greyish eggs are incubated by the male who cares for the precocial young.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
Wikipedia
Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Buttonquail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Buttonquail

External Links

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+[[Image:small_buttonquail_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''T. s. dussumier''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], July-2018]]
+'''Alternative names: Small Buttonquail; Andalusian Hemipode; Kurrichane Buttonquail; Little Buttonquail''' (but this name also used for [[Little Buttonquail|Turnix velox]])
 ;[[:Category:Turnix|Turnix]] sylvaticus
 ==Identification==
-cm.  Streaked sandy brown upperparts, buff underparts with black flank markings and a plain face, white wingbar contrasts with grey wing. Sexes are similar, but immature birds are more spotted below.
+–16 cm (5-6¼ in), female larger
+*face plain
+*eyebrow pale
+*upperparts streaked sandy brown
+*underparts buff
+*flank markings black
+*wing grey with white wingbar
+Sexes are similar
+'''Immature birds''' have more spotted underparts
+[[Image:small_buttonquail_alok_3.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''T. s. dussumier''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], July-2018]]
 ==Distribution==
-Southern [[Spain]] and [[Africa]] through [[India]] and tropical [[Asia]] to [[Indonesia]].
+Southern [[Spain]] and most of [[Africa]]. [[India]] and tropical [[Asia]] to [[Indonesia]].
 ==Taxonomy==
+Reference [[#References|[4]]] notes that African and Asian subspecies often divided into "Kurrichane Buttonquail", ''T. sylvaticus'' (sspp. ''lepuranus'', ''sylvaticus'') and "Small Buttonquail", ''T. dussumier'' (sspp. ''bartelsorum'', ''celestinoi'', ''davidi'', ''dussumier'', ''nigrorum'', ''suluensis'', ''whiteheadi'')
 ====Subspecies====
-Nine subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
+Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
-*''T. s. sylvaticus'' - Souther Iberian Peninsula, northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
+*''T. s. sylvaticus'': "'''Kurrichane Buttonquail'''". Southern Iberian Peninsula, northern [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]] and [[Tunisia]]
-*''T. s. lepuranus'' - Africa south of the Sahara and extreme south Arabian Peninsula
+*''T. s. lepuranus'': "'''Kurrichane Buttonquail'''". [[Africa]] south of the Sahara and extreme south Arabian Peninsula
-*''T. s. dussumier'' - Extreme eastern Iran to India and Myanmar
+*''T. s. dussumier'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". Extreme eastern [[Iran]] to [[India]] and [[Burma]]
-*''T. s. davidi'' - Peninsular Thailand to sout China, northern Indochina and Taiwan
+*''T. s. davidi'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". Peninsular [[Thailand]] to south [[China]], northern [[Indochina]] and [[Taiwan]]
-*''T. s. whiteheadi'' - Luzon Island (n Philippines)
+*''T. s. whiteheadi'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". Luzon Island (n [[Philippines]])
-*''T. s. nigrorum'' - Negros Island (Philippines)
+*''T. s. nigrorum'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". Negros Island ([[Philippines]])
-*''T. s. celestinoi'' - South Philippines (Bohol and Mindanao)
+*''T. s. celestinoi'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". South [[Philippines]] (Bohol and Mindanao)
-*''T. s. suluensis'' - Sulu Archipelago
+*''T. s. suluensis'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". Sulu Archipelago
-*''T. s. bartelsorum'' - Java and Bali
+*''T. s. bartelsorum'': "'''Small Buttonquail'''". [[Java]] and [[Bali]]
+[[Image:Small_Buttonquail_nothinghill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. s. davidi''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nothinghill|nothinghill}}<br />[[Thailand]], July-2012]]
 ==Habitat==
-Grasslands or scrub jungle. Also cornfields and stretches of grassy plains.
+Grasslands or scrub jungle. Also cornfields and stretches of grassy plains in [[Africa]].
 ==Behaviour==
-The diet includes insects and seeds.
+====Diet====
+The diet consists of insects such as ants and seeds, particularly grass seeds.
-The female builds the nest which is a pad of grass placed in a natural hollow in the ground, amongst the stems of a tuft of grass. 4 speckled greyish eggs are incubated by the male who tends the young, which can run as soon as they are hatched.
+====Breeding====
+The female builds the nest which is a pad of grass placed in a natural hollow in the ground, amongst the stems of a tuft of grass. The 4 speckled greyish eggs are incubated by the male who cares for the [[Dictionary P-S#P|precocial]] young.
+[[Image:small_buttonquail_alok_pair.png|thumb|350px|right|Breeding pair : larger female on right<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], July-2018]]
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
+#Wikipedia
+#{{Ref-Eatonetal21}}
 {{Ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Turnix+sylvatic}}
+{{GSearch|"Turnix sylvatic" {{!}} "Common Buttonquail" {{!}} "Small Buttonquail" {{!}} "Andalusian Hemipode" {{!}} "Kurrichane Buttonquail"}}
-[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Turnix]]
+{{GS-checked}}<br /><br />
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turnix]]