Spotted Buttonquail
Turnix ocellatus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Spotted Buttonquail
The Spotted Buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turnicidae (Buttonquail) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Turnix ocellatus
- Family
- Turnicidae (Buttonquail)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Buttonquail
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Turnix ocellatus benguetensis
- Turnix ocellatus ocellatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oriolus ocellatus
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Luzon, ex Sonnerat, restricted to Manila by Hachisuka, antea, p. 162.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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