Archive for the ‘Turnicidae’ Category

• Quail-plover

  Feb 18 | Buttonquails+, Quail-plovers | Little Stint | 791 Views | with Comments Off on Quail-plover

  Quail-plover – Ortyxelos meiffrenii – is a small resident African ground-living species of Type – landfowl, Family Turnicidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is native to the Sahel Belt of s s Africa and a smaller...

• Andalusian hemipode

  Mar 26 | Buttonquails+, Hemipodes | Little Stint | 1130 Views | with Comments Off on Andalusian hemipode

  Andalusian hemipode – Turnix sylvatica – also called – Common buttonquail – on this site...

• Small buttonquail

  Mar 26 | Buttonquails, Buttonquails+ | Little Stint | 1091 Views | with Comments Off on Small buttonquail

  Small buttonquail – Turnix sylvaticus – or called Common buttonquail – on this site...

• Common Buttonquail

  Aug 15 | Buttonquails, Buttonquails+ | Little Stint | 1410 Views | with No Comments

  Common buttonquail or Small buttonquail or Andalusian hemipode – Turnix sylvaticus, is a small resident ground bird (similar but unrelated to the true Quails) of Type – landfowl, the Family Turnicidae and the Order...

• Turnicidae – Buttonquails+

  Aug 15 | Buttonquails+, Turnicidae | Little Stint | 1354 Views | with Comments Off on Turnicidae – Buttonquails+

  The Family Turnicidae – Buttonquails+ or Turnicidae – Buttonquails is of Type – landfowl, which is defined below, and is in the Order Charadriiformes. At the moment it contains the sub-families as shown below,...