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[[Image:28327148676 9cc8942753 z.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male. Subspecies ''atrogularis''<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, [[Singapore]], July 2016]] | [[Image:28327148676 9cc8942753 z.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male. Subspecies ''atrogularis''<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, [[Singapore]], July 2016]] | ||
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*''T. s. taigoor'' - [[India]] | *''T. s. taigoor'' - [[India]] | ||
*''T. s. leggei'' - [[Sri Lanka]] | *''T. s. leggei'' - [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
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*''T. s. pallescens'' - South-central [[Burma]] | *''T. s. pallescens'' - South-central [[Burma]] | ||
*''T. s. thai'' - Central [[Thailand]] | *''T. s. thai'' - Central [[Thailand]] | ||
| − | *''T. s. | + | *''T. s. atrogularis'' - Thai-[[Malaysia|Malay]] Peninsula |
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*''T. s. suscitator'' - [[Sumatra]], Belitung Island and Bangka Island to [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | *''T. s. suscitator'' - [[Sumatra]], Belitung Island and Bangka Island to [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ||
*''T. s. baweanus'' - Bawean Island (off [[Java]]) | *''T. s. baweanus'' - Bawean Island (off [[Java]]) | ||
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The male incubates the 3 or 4, greyish-white eggs, which are heavily speckled with reddish-brown or blackish-purple, and cares for the young. The female may have several different mates during the season. | The male incubates the 3 or 4, greyish-white eggs, which are heavily speckled with reddish-brown or blackish-purple, and cares for the young. The female may have several different mates during the season. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1950131 Birdforum thread] discussing the id of this species |
#Avibase | #Avibase | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 18 May 2017
- Turnix suscitator
Identification
13·5–17·5 (5¼-7 in)
- Boldly patterned head
- Barred underparts
- Greyish legs and feet, yellowish in some subspecies
- Females are brighter and larger than males. They have a black throat and in some subspecies a rufous collar
Variation
The different subspecies vary in size and in patterns and coloration of plumage; especially the ones in the Lesser Sundas seem different from those in the Greater Sundas.
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 17 subspecies[1]:
- T. s. taigoor - India
- T. s. leggei - Sri Lanka
- T. s. plumbipes - Nepal, Sikkim and Bangladesh to northern Burma
- T. s. bengalensis - North-eastern India (lower western Bengal)
- T. s. okinavensis - Southern Kyushu Island and Makenoshima Island south to Ryukyu Islands
- T. s. rostratus - Taiwan
- T. s. blakistoni - Burma to southern China, northern Indochina and Hainan Island
- T. s. pallescens - South-central Burma
- T. s. thai - Central Thailand
- T. s. atrogularis - Thai-Malay Peninsula
- T. s. suscitator - Sumatra, Belitung Island and Bangka Island to Java and Bali
- T. s. baweanus - Bawean Island (off Java)
- T. s. fasciatus - Northern Philippines (Luzon to Mindoro, Sibuyan and Masbate)
- T. s. haynaldi - South-western Philippines (Palawan and Calamian Islands)
- T. s. nigrescens - Philippines (Negros, Cebu and Panay)
- T. s. rufilatus - Sulawesi
- T. s. powelli - "Powell's Buttonquail"; Lesser Sundas
Three additional subspecies: kuiperi, machetes and baweanus are generally considered invalid.[2]
Habitat
Grasslands and scrub. Cultivated areas with crops and sugar cane.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of grass and weed seeds, green shoots and invertebrates.
Breeding
The female builds a grass-lined ground nest, in scrub jungle or crops.
The male incubates the 3 or 4, greyish-white eggs, which are heavily speckled with reddish-brown or blackish-purple, and cares for the young. The female may have several different mates during the season.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing the id of this species
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Buttonquail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Buttonquail
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