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Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
madbut1, MABU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesTurnix nigricollis
Codesmadbut1, MABU
Identification

The Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) 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 madbut1 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
Madagascar Buttonquail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Turnix nigricollis

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: madbut1