Family

Buttonquails

Turnicidae

13 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

Ortyxelos meiffrenii

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 Buttonquails

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	2	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
	Quail-plover			Insufficient data
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	2	<5%
	Common Buttonquail			<5%
	Quail-plover			Insufficient data
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

Buttonquails

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

Quail-plover

Hottentot Buttonquail

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Buttonquails

Parks Ranked