buttonquail

See also: button-quail

English

Wikispecies has information on:

Turnix

Alternative forms

• button-quail

Etymology

From button +‎ quail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌtɜnˌkweɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

buttonquail (plural buttonquails)

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

   Synonym: 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)
• lark buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
• 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 m Dutch: vechtkwartel m Finnish: pyyjuoksija German: Laufhühnchen n Navajo: tłʼohtah díłdánii yił aheełtʼéhii Polish: przepiórnik (pl) m Russian: трёхпёрстка (ru) f (trjoxpjórstka) Tày: cáy nà Vietnamese: cun cút (vi)

Further reading

• buttonquail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia