Buttonquail
Turnicidae
The family Turnicidae (Buttonquail) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and comprises 18 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 3 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Species
- 18
- Threatened species
- 3
All species of the family Turnicidae
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
Quail-plover
Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Turnix tanki
Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix maculosus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Spotted Buttonquail
Turnix ocellatus
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox
Red-chested Buttonquail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
Luzon Buttonquail
Turnix worcesteri
Sumba Buttonquail
Turnix everetti
Black-rumped Buttonquail
Turnix nanus
Fynbos Buttonquail
Turnix hottentottus
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Turnix castanotus
Buff-breasted Buttonquail
Turnix olivii
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
New Caledonian Buttonquail
Turnix novaecaledoniae
Black-breasted Buttonquail
Turnix melanogaster
Madagascar Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
Other families of the order Charadriiformes
- 1 species
Magellanic Plover
Pluvianellidae
- 2 species
Sheathbills
Chionidae
- 10 species
Thick-knees and Stone-curlews
Burhinidae
- 1 species
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianidae
- 9 species
Stilts and Avocets
Recurvirostridae
- 1 species
Ibisbill
Ibidorhynchidae
- 12 species
Oystercatchers
Haematopodidae
- 69 species
Plovers and Lapwings
Charadriidae
- 1 species
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomidae
- 4 species
Seedsnipes
Thinocoridae
- 3 species
Painted-Snipes
Rostratulidae
- 8 species
Jacanas
Jacanidae
- 98 species
Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
- 1 species
Crab-Plover
Dromadidae
- 17 species
Coursers and Pratincoles
Glareolidae
- 7 species
Jaegers and Skuas
Stercorariidae
- 25 species
Auks, Puffins, and Murres
Alcidae
- 105 species
Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Laridae
Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.