buttonquail
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buttonquail (plural buttonquails)
- Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.
- Synonym: hemipode
Derived terms[edit]
- barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
- black-breasted buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster)
- black-rumped buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus)
- buff-breasted buttonquail (Turnix olivii)
- chestnut-backed buttonquail (Turnix castanotus)
- common buttonquail, Kurrichane buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
- lark buttonquail
- little buttonquail (Turnix velox)
- Madagascar buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis)
- New Caledonia buttonquail (†Turnix varius novaecaledoniae)
- painted buttonquail (Turnix varius)
- red-backed buttonquail (Turnix maculosus)
- red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax)
- small buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
- spotted buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus)
- Sumba buttonquail (Turnix everetti)
- Tawitawi small buttonquail (†Turnix sylvaticus suluensis)
- Worcester's buttonquail (Turnix worcesteri)
- yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
Translations[edit]
bird of the genus Turnix
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Further reading[edit]
- buttonquail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia