| Black-rumped buttonquail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turnix nanus (Sundevall, 1850) | |
The black-rumped buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a small species of bird in the buttonquail family.
This species has a brown back, rufous chest, and pale belly, brown irises and a black rump. As usual for buttonquails but not for most birds, the female is larger and brighter than the male. The birds are shy and difficult to flush.
The Black-rumped buttonquail, scientific name Turnix nanus, belongs to the family Turnicidae, which includes buttonquails or hemipodes. The family is part of the order Charadriiformes, which also contains shorebirds, gulls, and auks. The Turnicidae family consists of 16 species of buttonquails found in Asia, Africa, and Australia. The Black-rumped buttonquail was first described by the British naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821. The species was initially classified as Tetrao nanus but later placed in the genus Turnix. The Black-rumped buttonquail is one of the smallest buttonquail species, measuring only about 15 cm (6 in) in length and weighing around 30 g (1 oz). There are no recognized subspecies of the Black-rumped buttonquail, but the species does exhibit some genetic diversity across its range. In recent years, genetic studies have helped to clarify the evolutionary relationships within the Turnicidae family and have led to the recognition of several new species. Overall, the Black-rumped buttonquail has a relatively well-understood taxonomy, but further research is needed to fully understand the genetic diversity and relationships within the Turnicidae family.
The species is found in open grassland through much of Africa outside the forested and more arid regions. It is resident in the central parts of the range but is a migratory breeder further north towards Lake Chad and the Central African Republic.
Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are not closely related to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There are 18 species in two genera, with most species placed in the genus Turnix and a single species in the genus Ortyxelos.
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The Madagascar buttonquail is a species of bird in the buttonquail family, Turnicidae, that is endemic to Madagascar and a few small islands nearby. It is a ground-dwelling species with an unusual breeding biology in which the sexual dimorphism is reversed, with female being more brightly coloured than the male and it is the male that incubates the eggs and mainly cares for the young.
The spotted buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to the northern Philippines.
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Worcester's buttonquail or the Luzon buttonquail, is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is locally known as "Pugo". It is a cryptic species and not easy to observe and is listed as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN.
T. nana may refer to:
T. nanus may refer to:
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