Genus

Buttonquail

Turnix

12 species in our catalog · found in 84 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Turnix nigricollis

Turnix suscitator

Turnix sylvaticus

Turnix varius

Turnix velox

Turnix castanotus

Turnix melanogaster

Turnix tanki

Turnix maculosus

Turnix nanus

Turnix pyrrhothorax

Turnix hottentottus

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Buttonquail

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	30–40%
	Madagascan Buttonquail			30–40%
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	20–30%
	Madagascan Buttonquail			20–30%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	20–30%
	Barred Buttonquail			20–30%
4	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	10–20%
	Barred Buttonquail			10–20%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
5	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
6	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	5–10%
	Barred Buttonquail			5–10%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	5–10%
	Barred Buttonquail			5–10%
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Painted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
9	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Common Buttonquail			5–10%
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	5–10%
	Common Buttonquail			5–10%
	Black-rumped Buttonquail			<5%
11	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Barred Buttonquail			5–10%
12	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	5–10%
	Barred Buttonquail			5–10%
13	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Little Buttonquail			5–10%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	5–10%
	Common Buttonquail			5–10%
15	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			<5%
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
18	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
19	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
	Black-rumped Buttonquail			Insufficient data
20	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
21	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			<5%
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
24	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			Insufficient data
25	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
28	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Madagascan Buttonquail			<5%
29	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
30	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
31	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
32	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
33	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
34	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
35	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
36	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
37	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Buttonquail			<5%
38	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
39	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
40	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Red-chested Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Little Buttonquail			Insufficient data
41	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail			<5%
	Red-backed Buttonquail			<5%
	Red-chested Buttonquail			Insufficient data
42	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Black-breasted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
43	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			<5%
44	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			<5%
45	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			<5%
46	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
47	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			<5%
48	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
49	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
50	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
51	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
52	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail			Insufficient data
53	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
54	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
55	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
56	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Black-rumped Buttonquail			Insufficient data
57	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
58	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
59	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Black-rumped Buttonquail			Insufficient data
60	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
61	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			Insufficient data
62	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
63	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
64	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
	Black-rumped Buttonquail			Insufficient data
65	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			<5%
	Red-chested Buttonquail			Insufficient data
66	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
67	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			<5%
	Red-backed Buttonquail			<5%
68	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
69	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
70	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			<5%
	Yellow-legged Buttonquail			Insufficient data
71	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
72	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
73	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Black-rumped Buttonquail			Insufficient data
74	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
75	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
76	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
77	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			<5%
78	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
79	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Painted Buttonquail			Insufficient data
80	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
81	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
82	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			Insufficient data
83	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Barred Buttonquail			Insufficient data
84	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Hottentot Buttonquail			Insufficient data

Buttonquail

Species in this group

Madagascan Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail

Painted Buttonquail

Little Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Red-backed Buttonquail

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail

Hottentot Buttonquail

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Buttonquail

Parks Ranked