Barred Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail · BirdGacha
1900 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 49.1 g
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 78).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 49).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
A playable recording is not currently available for this species.
🌍 Range & Habitat
16 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Turnix suscitator plumbipes
Nepal to ne India and n Myanmar
- Turnix suscitator bengalensis
c, s West Bengal (ne India)
- Turnix suscitator taigoor
India (except above)
- Turnix suscitator leggei
Sri Lanka
- Turnix suscitator okinavensis
s Kyushu I. to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan)
- Turnix suscitator rostratus
Taiwan
- Turnix suscitator blakistoni
e Myanmar to s China and n Indochina
- Turnix suscitator pallescens
sc Myanmar
- Turnix suscitator thai
nw, c Thailand
- Turnix suscitator atrogularis
s Myanmar, s Thailand and Malay Pen.
- Turnix suscitator suscitator
Sumatra, Belitung and Bangka (e of s Sumatra), Java, Bawean (n of e Java) and Bali
- Turnix suscitator powelli
Lombok to Alor (w, c Lesser Sundas)
- Turnix suscitator rufilatus
Sulawesi
- Turnix suscitator haynaldi
Palawan group (sw Philippines)
- Turnix suscitator fasciatus
Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate and Sibuyan (n, c Philippines)
- Turnix suscitator nigrescens
Cebu, Guimaras, Negros and Panay (wc Philippines)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Turnix suscitator
Which family does it belong to?
Buttonquail (Turnicidae)
Where is it found?
Oriental: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · greenshank · CC BY-NC


