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Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix pyrrhothorax
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
recbut1, RCBU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesTurnix pyrrhothorax
Codesrecbut1, RCBU
Identification

The Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) 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 recbut1 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
Red-chested Buttonquail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Turnix pyrrhothorax

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: recbut1