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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 ''fasciatus'' <br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br /> Masinloc, Zambales, [[Philippines]], July 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Turnix|Turnix]] suscitator | ;[[:Category:Turnix|Turnix]] suscitator | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | *Upperparts rufous-brown | |
− | + | *Underparts rusty and buff | |
+ | *Heavy black barring on chin, throat and breast<br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' larger, richly coloured, black throat and middle of breast<br /> | ||
+ | Both sexes have blue-grey bill and legs, yellowish and white eyes, pale buff shoulder-patches. | ||
==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== | ||
− | ====Subspecies==== | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
− | *''T. s. taigoor'' - India | + | *''T. s. taigoor'' - [[India]] |
− | *''T. s. leggei'' - Sri Lanka | + | *''T. s. leggei'' - [[Sri Lanka]] |
− | *''T. s. plumbipes'' - Nepal, Sikkim and Bangladesh to | + | *''T. s. plumbipes'' - [[Nepal]], Sikkim and [[Bangladesh]] to northern [[Burma]] |
− | *''T. s. bengalensis'' - | + | *''T. s. bengalensis'' - North-eastern [[India]] (lower western Bengal) |
− | *''T. s. okinavensis'' - | + | *''T. s. okinavensis'' - Southern Kyushu Island and Makenoshima Island south to Ryukyu Islands |
− | *''T. s. rostratus'' - Taiwan | + | *''T. s. rostratus'' - [[Taiwan]] |
− | *''T. s. blakistoni'' - | + | *''T. s. blakistoni'' - [[Burma]] to southern [[China]], northern [[Indochina]] and Hainan Island |
− | *''T. s. pallescens'' - | + | *''T. s. pallescens'' - South-central [[Burma]] |
− | *''T. s. thai'' - Central Thailand | + | *''T. s. thai'' - Central [[Thailand]] |
− | *''T. s. interrumpens'' - Peninsular Myanmar and Thailand | + | *''T. s. interrumpens'' - Peninsular [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]] |
− | *''T. s. atrogularis'' - | + | *''T. s. atrogularis'' - Peninsula [[Malaysia]] |
− | *''T. s. suscitator'' - Sumatra, Belitung | + | *''T. s. suscitator'' - [[Sumatra]], Belitung Island and Bangka Island to [[Java]] and [[Bali]] |
− | *''T. s. baweanus'' - Bawean | + | *''T. s. baweanus'' - Bawean Island (off [[Java]]) |
− | *''T. s. fasciatus'' - | + | *''T. s. fasciatus'' - Northern [[Philippines]] (Luzon to Mindoro, Sibuyan and Masbate) |
− | *''T. s. haynaldi'' - | + | *''T. s. haynaldi'' - South-western [[Philippines]] (Palawan and Calamian Islands) |
− | *''T. s. nigrescens'' - Philippines (Negros, Cebu and Panay) | + | *''T. s. nigrescens'' - [[Philippines]] (Negros, Cebu and Panay) |
− | *''T. s. rufilatus'' - Sulawesi | + | *''T. s. rufilatus'' - [[Sulawesi]] |
− | *''T. s. powelli'' - "Powell's Buttonquail"; Lesser Sundas | + | *''T. s. powelli'' - "Powell's Buttonquail"; [[Lesser Sundas]] |
+ | Three additional subspecies: ''kuiperi'', ''machetes'' and ''baweanus'' are generally considered invalid.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grasslands and scrub. | Grasslands and scrub. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects and seeds. | The diet includes insects and seeds. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The female builds a grass-lined ground nest, in scrub jungle or crops. | ||
− | The | + | 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. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase |
− | + | #Wikipedia | |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Turnix+suscitator}} | {{GSearch|Turnix+suscitator}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Turnix]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Turnix]] |
Revision as of 20:46, 7 September 2009
- Turnix suscitator
Identification
- Upperparts rufous-brown
- Underparts rusty and buff
- Heavy black barring on chin, throat and breast
Female larger, richly coloured, black throat and middle of breast
Both sexes have blue-grey bill and legs, yellowish and white eyes, pale buff shoulder-patches.
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.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
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