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Luzon Buttonquail

Turnix worcesteri McGregor, RC 1904

Worcester's buttonquail or the Luzon buttonquail, is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is locally known as "Pugo". It is a cryptic species and not easy to observe and is listed as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  McGregor, RC 1904

Reference:
   Bull. Philippine Mus. no.4 p.8 pl.1 fig.1

Protonym:
  Turnix worcesteri

Type locality:
  Quinta Market, Manila, type probably from Paranaque, Luzon.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38846525


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8517D68D3256FC75

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8517D68D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8517D68D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553928


DATA DEFICIENT

Geographic range:

  • Turnix worcesteri: Luzon (northern Philippines)
English:
Luzon Buttonquail
Catalan:
Guatlla pintada de Worcester
Czech:
perepel Worcesterův
Danish:
Luzonløbehøne
German:
Worcesterlaufhühnchen
Spanish:
Torillo de Worcester
Spanish (Spain):
Torillo de Worcester
Finnish:
luzoninpyyjuoksija
French:
Turnix de Worcester
Croatian:
luzonska trkuša
Hungarian:
luzoni guvatfürj
Italian:
Quaglia tridattila di Luzon
Japanese (romaji):
firipinhimemifuuzura
Japanese:
フィリピンヒメミフウズラ
Lithuanian:
Vorčesterio tripirštė
Dutch:
Worcesters Vechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Luzonspringvaktel
Norwegian:
Luzonspringvaktel
Polish:
przepiórnik perłogłowy
Portuguese:
Toirão-de-luzon
Portuguese (Portugal):
toirão-de-lução
Russian:
Лусонская трёхперстка
Slovak:
prepeľovec horský
Serbian:
Luzonska prepeličica
Swedish:
luzonspringhöna
Ukrainian:
Триперстка лусонська
Chinese:
沃氏三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
呂宋三趾鶉〔沃氏三趾鶉〕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Turnix de Worcester ( Turnix worcesteri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Turnix de Worcester ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 1st edition:
Worcester's Button Quail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2021:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2022:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2023:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2024:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 3rd edition:
Philippine Button Quail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 4th edition:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2015:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2016:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2017:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2018:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Clements, version 2019:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 1.50:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 1.52:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 1.53:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 1.54:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 1.55:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2015:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2016:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2017:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2018:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2019:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2021:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2022:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2023:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
eBird version 2024:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Worcester's Button-Quail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Worcester's Button-Quail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Luzon Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Philippine Button-quail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Oriental Bird Club:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Turnix worcesteri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Turnix worcesteri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Turnix worcesteri
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Worcester's Buttonquail ( Turnix worcesteri)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turnix worcesteri
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turnix worcesteri

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Guatlla pintada de Worcester
Czech: Perepel Worcesteruv, perepel Worcesterův
Danish: Luzonløbehøne
German: Luzonlaufhühnchen, Worcesterlaufhühnchen
English: Luzon Buttonquail, Luzon Button-Quail, Philippine Button Quail, Philippine Buttonquail, Philippine Button-quail, Worcester's Button Quail, Worcester's Buttonquail, Worcester's Button-Quail
English, HBW: Luzon Buttonquail
English (IOC): Worcester's Buttonquail
English (United States): Luzon Buttonquail
Esperanto: Filipina turnico
Spanish: Torillo de Worcester, Tortillo de Worcester
Spanish (Spain): Torillo de Worcester
Spanish (HBW): Luzon Buttonquail
Estonian: ülanguledik
Finnish: Luzoninpyyjuoksija
French: Turnix de Luzon, Turnix de Worcester
Croatian: luzonska trkuša
Hungarian: luzoni guvatfürj
Italian: Quaglia tridattila di Luzon, Quaglia tridattila di Worcester
Japanese (romaji): firipimmifuuzura, firipinhimemifuuzura, firipinmifuuzura
Japanese: フィリピンヒメミフウズラ, フィリピンミフウズラ, フィリピンミフウヅラ
Scientific: Turnix worcesteri
Lithuanian: Vorčesterio tripirštė
Dutch: Worcesters Vechtkwartel, Worcester-vechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Luzonspringvaktel
Norwegian: Luzonspringvaktel
Polish: przepiórnik perloglowy, przepiórnik perłogłowy
Portuguese: Toirão-de-luzon
Portuguese (Portugal): toirão-de-lução
Russian: Лузонская трёхперстка, Лузонская трёхпёрстка, Лусонская трёхперстка
Slovak: prepeľovec horský
Serbian: Luzonska prepeličica
Swedish: Luzonspringhöna
Turkish: Luzon Bıldırcınyelvesi
Ukrainian: Триперстка лусонська
Chinese: 沃氏三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 呂宋三趾鶉〔沃氏三趾鶉〕, 沃氏三趾鶉〔呂宋三趾鶉〕

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