WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Common Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Common Buttonquail belongs to Turnicidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Common Buttonquail · Turnix sylvaticus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Turnix sylvaticus
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Turnicidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Shrubland
Reported mass: 52.7 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.