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Red-backed Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
rebbut2, RBBU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesTurnix maculosus
Codesrebbut2, RBBU
Identification

The Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) 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 rebbut2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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

Scientific Name: Turnix maculosus

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: rebbut2