Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Barred Buttonquail
Junglefowl, Peafowl & Quails
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Turnix suscitator
Basic stats
Range
India across tropical Asia to south China, Indonesia and the Philippines
The barred buttonquail is a buttonquail, a small family that resembles the true quails but is not closely related to them. It is resident from India across tropical Asia to south China, Indonesia and the Philippines. Wikipedia's account recognises sixteen subspecies and lists the form leggei for Sri Lanka (Wikipedia, general species account).
The page text available for this entry gave no description, breeding or diet detail, so none is given here. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- Where is the Barred Buttonquail found?
- India across tropical Asia to south China, Indonesia and the Philippines