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− | [[Image:Barred_Buttonquail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br> | + | [[Image:Barred_Buttonquail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''T. s. fasciatus'', female <br />Photo © by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br /> Masinloc, Zambales, [[Philippines]], July 2005]] |
+ | '''Includes: Powell's Buttonquail''' or '''Dusky Buttonquail''' | ||
;[[:Category:Turnix|Turnix]] suscitator | ;[[:Category:Turnix|Turnix]] suscitator | ||
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:barred_buttonquail_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. s. taigoor'', male <br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], December-2017]] | ||
+ | 13·5–17·5 (5¼-7 in) | ||
+ | * head boldly patterned | ||
+ | * underparts barred | ||
+ | * legs and feet greyish or yellowish (some subspecies) | ||
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+ | '''Females''' are brighter and larger than males. They have a black throat and in some subspecies a rufous collar | ||
+ | ====Variation==== | ||
+ | The different [[Dictionary_P-S#S|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]]. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[India]], [[ | + | [[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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | Reference [[#References|[6]]] notes that the most distinctive subspecies is ''powelli''. This may be treated as a separate species, "Dusky Buttonquail" or "Powell's Buttonquail" (''T. powelli''). | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | + | [[Image:barred_buttonquail_alok_4.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. s. taigoor'', female showing black on throat and breast<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], 23 August 2016]] | |
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+ | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[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-[[Malaysia|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'': "'''Dusky Buttonquail'''". [[Lesser Sundas]]. [back grey without rufous tones. Female with reduced or absent black throat, ventral rufous much reduced; male with very coarse chest barring] | ||
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+ | Three additional subspecies: ''kuiperi'', ''machetes'' and ''baweanus'' are generally considered invalid.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Grasslands and scrub. | + | Grasslands and scrub. Cultivated areas with crops and sugar cane. |
− | + | [[Image:28327148676 9cc8942753 z.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. s.atrogularis'', male<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, [[Singapore]], July 2016]] | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | The diet | + | ====Diet==== |
− | + | The diet consists of grass and weed seeds, green shoots and invertebrates. | |
− | The female builds a grass-lined ground nest, in scrub jungle or crops | + | ====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== | ==References== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1950131 Birdforum thread] discussing the id of this species |
+ | #Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Eatonetal21}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Turnix suscitator" {{!}} "Barred Buttonquail"}} | ||
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+ | {{VSearch|"Turnix suscitator" {{!}} "Barred Buttonquail"}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:07, 27 August 2023
Includes: Powell's Buttonquail or Dusky Buttonquail
- Turnix suscitator
Identification
13·5–17·5 (5¼-7 in)
- head boldly patterned
- underparts barred
- legs and feet greyish or yellowish (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
Reference [6] notes that the most distinctive subspecies is powelli. This may be treated as a separate species, "Dusky Buttonquail" or "Powell's Buttonquail" (T. powelli).
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following 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: "Dusky Buttonquail". Lesser Sundas. [back grey without rufous tones. Female with reduced or absent black throat, ventral rufous much reduced; male with very coarse chest barring]
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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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
- Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Buttonquail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Buttonquail
External Links
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