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Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Madagascar buttonquail is a species of bird in the buttonquail family, Turnicidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and a few small islands nearby. It is a largely ground-dwelling bird and the female is rather more brightly coloured than the male. It is the male that incubates the eggs and mainly cares for the young. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Turnicidae
Genus:
   Turnix
Scientific:
  Turnix nigricollis

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.767

Protonym:
  Tetrao nigricollis

Type locality:
  Madagascar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/268/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  598966B2C7C20F9E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-598966B2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/598966B2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176158

Geographic range:

  • Turnix nigricollis: Madagascar; introduced (?) Mauritius, Réunion, and Glorieuses
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Madagascar Buttonquail
Catalan:
Guatlla pintada de Madagascar
Czech:
perepel madagaskarský
Danish:
Madagaskarløbehøne
German:
Schwarzkehl-Laufhühnchen
Spanish:
Torillo Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Torillo Malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinpyyjuoksija
French:
Turnix de Madagascar
Croatian:
madagaskarska trkuša
Hungarian:
madagaszkári guvatfürj
Italian:
Quaglia tridattila del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarumifuuzura
Japanese:
マダガスカルミフウズラ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė tripirštė
Dutch:
Madagaskarvechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Madagaskarspringvaktel
Norwegian:
Madagaskarspringvaktel
Polish:
przepiórnik czarnogardły
Portuguese:
Toirão-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal):
toirão-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарская трёхперстка
Slovak:
prepeľovec madagaskarský
Serbian:
Madagaskarska prepeličica
Swedish:
madagaskarspringhöna
Ukrainian:
Триперстка мадагаскарська
Chinese:
马岛三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加三趾鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Turnix de Madagascar ( Turnix nigricollis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Turnix de Madagascar ( Turnix nigricollis)
Clements 1st edition:
Madagascar Button Quail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Clements, version 2021:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Clements, version 2022:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Madagascar Button-Quail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Madagascar Button-Quail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Madagascan Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Madagascan Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Madagascar Button-quail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Turnix nigricollis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Turnix nigricollis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Turnix nigricollis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Madagascar Buttonquail ( Turnix nigricollis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turnix nigricollis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turnix nigricollis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: ভাদাগাকামযয নাটাফমটয
Bengali (transliteration): mādāgāskārēra nāṭābaṭēra*
Catalan: Guatlla pintada de Madagascar
Czech: perepel madagarský, Perepel madagaskarský
Danish: Madagaskarløbehøne
German: Schwarzkehllaufhühnchen, Schwarzkehl-Laufhühnchen
English: Madagascan Buttonquail, Madagascar Button Quail, Madagascar Buttonquail, Madagascar Button-Quail
English, HBW: Madagascar Buttonquail
English (IOC): Madagascan Buttonquail, Madagascar Buttonquail
English (United States): Madagascar Buttonquail
Esperanto: Madagaskara turnico
Spanish: Torillo Malgache, Tortillo malgache
Spanish (Spain): Torillo Malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar Buttonquail
Estonian: madagaskari ledik
Finnish: Madagaskarinpyyjuoksija
French: Caille de Madagascar, Hémipode à cou noir, Hémipode de Madagascar, Turnix de Madagascar
Croatian: madagaskarska trkuša
Hungarian: madagaszkári guvatfürj
Italian: Quaglia tridattila del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarumifuuzura
Japanese: マダガスカルミフウズラ
Kirghiz: Мадагаскар үч шадысы
Scientific: Tetrao nigricollis, Turnix nigricollis
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinė tripirštė
Malagasy: Kibo, Kibobo
Dutch: Madagaskarvechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Madagaskarspringvaktel
Norwegian: Madagaskarspringvaktel
Polish: przepiórnik czarnogardly, przepiórnik czarnogardły
Portuguese: Toirão-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal): toirão-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарская трёхперстка, Мадагаскарская трёхпёрстка, Чернобрюхая трехперстка
Slovak: prepelovec ciernohrdlý, prepeľovec madagaskarský
Serbian: Madagaskarska prepeličica
Swedish: Madagaskarspringhöna
Turkish: Kara Boğazlı Bıldırcınyelvesi
Ukrainian: Триперстка мадагаскарська
Chinese: 马岛三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加三趾鶉

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