Avibase: Turnix ocellatus (Spotted Buttonquail)

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Spotted Buttonquail

Turnix ocellatus (Scopoli, GA 1786)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-03	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- The typical call of the bird with after-call 'meow'	267662491 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-09-13	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- Song uttered under a bamboo growth. Low-pitched, flat 'boop' notes that somewhat accelarates.	262259261 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-11-07	Hacienda Sitio Dimantal, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	277886741 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-09-10	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- Respoding to my playback. This is a normal song. Usually it's uttered in 3 notes where first two notes are the same. First note was note recorded in the file. Uttered behind the understory. Caller not seen.	261531391 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-06-05	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	261529311 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-03	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	267666251 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-17	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	271650271 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Desmond Allen	02-01-2009	Tadao, Ilocos Norte Province, Luzon, Philippines (Philippines) (? m)	call (B) - bird calling from ground	79329 xeno-canto.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-09-13	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- The usual 2-3 note call made of long notes and silence in between	262259351 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-14	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	270850101 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2021-01-26	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	301425201 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-14	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- The 'meow' and dot-dot-dot murmurring call	270850121 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Desmond Allen	2009-02-01	, Ilocos Norte (Philippines)	-	203997451 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-14	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	270854481 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-09-20	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- Heard this call from behind the vegetation before a SPB appeared seconds later.	264112651 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-10-14	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- Flapping of the wings of two birds, about 5-10 feet from me.	270864821 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-09-10	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	261531481 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-06-05	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	-	261528881 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-09-10	Brgy. Laguit Padilla, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Bugallon (Philippines)	- Low, trembling call behind the overgrown grasses. Two individuals seen crossing the trail, to the area before call was heard. A minute after the call, they were both seen going down the dry area of the stream crossing. Before finally climbing up the slope towards the rice fields/bamboo understory.	261529811 macaulaylibrary.org
Spotted Buttonquail - Turnix ocellatus	Kim Cancino	2020-11-15	Gueset Hills, Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, Labrador (Philippines)	- Two birds calling each other	280158471 macaulaylibrary.org

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