buttonquail

buttonquail

See also: button-quail

English

common buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• button-quail

Etymology

button +‎ quail

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌtɜnˌkweɪl/

Noun

buttonquail (plural buttonquails)

1. Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.

Synonyms

• hemipode

Derived terms

• 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)
• 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

bird of the genus Turnix

Czech: perepel Dutch: vechtkwartels Finnish: pyyjuoksija

German: Laufhühnchen n Navajo: tłʼohtah díłdánii yił aheełtʼéhii Russian: трёхпёрстка f (trjoxpjórstka)

Further reading

• buttonquail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia