Turnix [hottentottus or nanus] (Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail)

Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail

Turnix [hottentottus or nanus] (= Turnix hottentottus) Temminck, CJ 1815

The Fynbos buttonquail is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail. There are no subspecies. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Turnicidae
Genus:
   Turnix
Scientific:
  Turnix hottentottus

Original description

Citation:
Temminck, CJ 1815

Reference:
Hist. Nat. Pig. Gallin. 3 p.636

Protonym:
Turnix hottentottus

Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/148605#page/650/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
281D697C35C0DCDB

Avibase ID:
avibase-281D697C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/281D697C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 678964

Geographic range:

Turnix nanus: Ghana to Kenya, Uganda, and southeastern Cape Province
Turnix hottentottus: mountains of South Africa (southwestern Cape Province to Port Elizabeth)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail
French:
Turnix du fynbos ou T. nain

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hottentot or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Fynbos or Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix [hottentottus or nanus])
Birdlife checklist version 00: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Turnix hottentot ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Hottentot Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hottentot Button-Quail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Hottentot Button-Quail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentotta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-rumped Buttonquail ( Turnix hottentottus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turnix hottentottus [version 1]

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