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Spotted Buttonquail

Turnix ocellatus
Family
Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
spobut2, SPBU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyButtonquail (Turnicidae)
SpeciesTurnix ocellatus
Codesspobut2, SPBU
Identification

The Spotted Buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) 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 spobut2 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
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox
Red-chested Buttonquail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
Spotted Buttonquail photo
(c) Albert Abadicio, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Turnix ocellatus

Family: Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: spobut2