Fynbos Buttonquail
Turnix hottentottus
LCLeast Concern Endemic to South Africa
- Family
- Buttonquail (Turnicidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The Fynbos buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus) is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail (Turnix nanus). There are no subspecies.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Mountains of South Africa (southwestern Cape Province to Port Elizabeth).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Fynbos buttonquail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
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