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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Buttonquail sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park
Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
📅 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 Ranomafana National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Buttonquail sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Madagascan Buttonquail in Ranomafana National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Madagascan Buttonquail in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.