striped button quail

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Also known as: Andalusian hemipode, Turnix sylvatica

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  • Barred, or common, button quail (Turnix suscitator)
    In button quail

    …widely distributed species is the striped button quail, or Andalusian hemipode (Turnix sylvatica). It occurs in southern Spain, Africa, and southeastern Asia to the Philippines. The red-backed button quail (T. maculosa) is its counterpart in the Australo-Papuan region. The Andalusian hemipode, 15 cm (6 in.) long, has streaked, reddish-gray upperparts…

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