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 only one sub-family, the Buttonquails.
Type - landfowl - is defined as follows... Type - landfowl - contains species of birds that are hunted as gamebirds and that are terrestrial in their typical feeding behaviour, and others that are very similar in appearance or habits.