Common Buttonquail
Common Buttonquail · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 15 cm
- Body Mass
- 52.7 g
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 68).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 42).
* 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
9 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus
s Iberian Pen. and nw Africa
- Turnix sylvaticus lepurana
Africa s of the Sahara
- Turnix sylvaticus dussumier
e Iran to Myanmar
- Turnix sylvaticus davidi
c Thailand to s China, n Indochina and Taiwan
- Turnix sylvaticus bartelsorum
Java and Bali
- Turnix sylvaticus whiteheadi
Luzon (n Philippines)
- Turnix sylvaticus celestinoi
Bohol and Mindanao (s Philippines)
- Turnix sylvaticus nigrorum
Negros (wc Philippines)
- Turnix sylvaticus suluensis
Sulu Arch. (s Philippines)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Turnix sylvaticus
Which family does it belong to?
Buttonquail (Turnicidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & Africa & Oriental: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · William Stephens · CC BY
