Madagascan Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyTurnicidae (Buttonquails)
- GenusTurnix (Buttonquail)
- SpeciesTurnix nigricollis (Madagascan Buttonquail)
The Madagascar buttonquail or Madagascan buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a species of bird in the buttonquail family, Turnicidae, that is endemic to Madagascar and a few small islands nearby. It is a ground-dwelling species with an unusual breeding biology in which the sexual dimorphism is reversed, with female being more brightly coloured than the male and it is the male that incubates the eggs and mainly cares for the young. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Buttonquail sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Madagascan Buttonquail in Ankarafantsika National Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Buttonquail sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Madagascan Buttonquail in Ankarafantsika National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Madagascan Buttonquail in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.