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− | [[Image:Barred_Buttonquail.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[:Category:Turnix|Turnix]] suscitator |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | * 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 subspecis 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]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''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<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | *''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. interrumpens'' - Peninsular [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]] | ||
+ | *''T. s. atrogularis'' - Peninsula [[Malaysia]] | ||
+ | *''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.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Grasslands and scrub. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects and seeds. | ||
+ | ====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== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1950131 Birdforum thread] discussing the id of this species | ||
+ | #Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Turnix+suscitator}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Turnix]] |
Revision as of 00:57, 12 October 2010
- Turnix suscitator
Identification
- 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 subspecis 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[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. interrumpens - Peninsular Myanmar and Thailand
- T. s. atrogularis - Peninsula Malaysia
- 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.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and seeds.
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, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birdforum thread discussing the id of this species
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Buttonquail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Buttonquail