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Black-rumped Buttonquail

Turnix nanus
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
hotbut3, BRBU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesTurnix nanus
Codeshotbut3, BRBU
Identification

The Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus) 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 hotbut3 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-rumped Buttonquail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Turnix nanus

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: hotbut3