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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
[[Image:barred_buttonquail_alok_plus.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Ssp. ''taigoor'' : Pair- female in front<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], June-2015]] | [[Image:barred_buttonquail_alok_plus.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Ssp. ''taigoor'' : Pair- female in front<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], June-2015]] | ||
+ | 13·5–17·5 (5¼-7 in) | ||
* Boldly patterned head | * Boldly patterned head | ||
* Barred underparts | * Barred underparts | ||
* Greyish legs and feet, yellowish in some subspecies | * 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 | * 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]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]]<br /> | [[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]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Burma]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | ||
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Three additional subspecies: ''kuiperi'', ''machetes'' and ''baweanus'' are generally considered invalid.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | 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. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The diet | + | The diet consists of grass and weed seeds, green shoots and invertebrates. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
The female builds a grass-lined ground nest, in scrub jungle or crops. | The female builds a grass-lined ground nest, in scrub jungle or crops. | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1950131 Birdforum thread] discussing the id of this species | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#[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) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} |
Revision as of 22:44, 13 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 18 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. 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. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. 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 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Buttonquail
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