Black-rumped Buttonquail
Turnix nanus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Buttonquail (Turnicidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The black-rumped buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a small species of bird in the buttonquail family.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Ghana to Kenya, Uganda, and southeastern Cape Province.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-rumped 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.
