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Quail-plover

Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
quailp1, QUAI, QUPL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesOrtyxelos meiffrenii
Codesquailp1, QUAI, QUPL
Identification

The Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii) 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 quailp1 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
Quail-plover photo
(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ortyxelos meiffrenii

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: quailp1