Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail

Turnix suscitator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
10 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The barred buttonquail or common bustard-quail (Turnix suscitator) is a species of buttonquail, one of a small family (Turnicidae) of birds which resemble, but are not closely related to, the true quails. This species is resident from India across tropical Asia to south China, Indonesia and the Philippines. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
22 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
23 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
24 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
25 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
26 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
27 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
28 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Buttonquail in Minneriya National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barred Buttonquail in Minneriya National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Barred Buttonquail in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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