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Black-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
blbbut2, BBBU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesTurnix melanogaster
Codesblbbut2, BBBU
Identification

The Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) is a member of the Buttonquail family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blbbut2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Buttonquail
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Turnix tanki
Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix maculosus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Spotted Buttonquail
Turnix ocellatus
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox
Black-breasted Buttonquail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Turnix melanogaster

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: blbbut2