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Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Turnicidae
Genus: Ortyxelos
Scientific: Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Citation: (Vieillot, 1819)
Reference: Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 35 p.49
Protonym: Turnix Meiffrenii
Avibase ID: B605A0497D887CDE
Short link: https://avibase.ca/B605A049
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553929
Geographic range:
Ortyxelos meiffrenii : Discontinuously distributed sahel of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English: Lark Buttonquail
Czech: perepel nejmenší
German: Lerchenlaufhühnchen
Danish: Lærkeløbehøne
Spanish: Torillo Alaudino
Finnish: kurmitsajuoksija
French: Turnix à ailes blanches
Icelandic: Spretthæna
Italian: Quaglia tridattila lodolina
Japanese: hajiromifuuzura
Japanese: ハジロミフウズラ
Dutch: Leeuwerikkwartel
Norwegian: Lerkespringvaktel
Polish: przepiórnik bialoskrzydly
Portuguese: Toirão-de-asas-brancas
Russian: Жаворонковая трёхперстка
Slovak: prepeľovec savanový
Swedish: lärkspringhöna
Chinese: 白翅三趾鹑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Turnix à ailes blanches ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Turnix à ailes blanches ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 1st edition: Quail Plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 3rd edition: Quail Plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 4th edition: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements, version 2015: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements, version 2016: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements, version 2017: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Clements, version 2018: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 1.50: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 1.52: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 1.53: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 1.54: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 1.55: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 2015: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 2016: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 2017: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
eBird version 2018: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Quail Plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Quail Plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Quail-plover ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
James Lee Peters: Ortyxelos meiffrenii
James Lee Peters (original): Ortyxelos meiffrenii
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Lark Buttonquail ( Ortyxelos meiffrenii )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Guatlla pintada alablancaCzech: Perepel belokrídlý, perepel nejmenšíDanish: Dværgvagtel, LærkeløbehøneGerman: Lerchenlaufhühnchen, LerchenllaufhünchenEnglish: African Larkquail, Lark Buttonquail, Lark Button-Quail, Lark Quail, Lark-quail, Quail Plover, Quail-ploverEnglish (IOC): Quail-ploverEnglish (Kenya): QuailploverSpanish: Torillo Alaudino, Tortillo alaudinoSpanish (Spain): Torillo AlaudinoSpanish (HBW): Quail-ploverEstonian: lõoledikFinnish: KurmitsajuoksijaFrench: Caille-pluvier Turnix de Meiffren, Turnix à ailes blanches, Turnix de MeiffrenHungarian: tarkaszárnyú guvatfürjIcelandic: SpretthænaItalian: Quaglia tridattila lodolina, Quaglia-piviereJapanese: hajiromifuuzuraJapanese: ハジロミフウズラLatin: Ortyxelos meiffrenii, Ortyxelus meiffrenii, Turnix MeiffreniiLithuanian: Vieversinė tripirštėDutch: LeeuwerikkwartelNorwegian Nynorsk: LerkespringvaktelNorwegian: LerkespringvaktelPolish: przepiórnik bialoskrzydly, przepiórnik białoskrzydłyPortuguese: Toirão-de-asas-brancasRussian: Жаворонковая трехперстка, Жаворонковая трёхперстка, Жаворонковая трёхпёрсткаSlovak: prepeľovec savanovýSerbian: Prepeličasti žalarSwedish: LärkspringhönaSwahili: KiunziTurkish: ToygarkılavuzuUkrainian: Триперстка-крихіткаChinese: 白翅三趾鹑Chinese (Traditional): 鴴形三趾鶉