Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Turnix tanki
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Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-buff with rufous streaking above; yellow legs. Female larger and brighter than male (sex-role reversal). Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and cultivation from Pakistan east to China and Indonesia.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 15,5 cm | 6.1 in |
| Peso | 67,25 g | 2.37 oz |
Habitat & Range
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 12-16 days. Fledging: 10 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
4
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Charadriiformes (Limícolas y Gaviotas) |
| Familia | Turnicidae |
| Genus | Turnix |
| Especies | Turnix tanki |
Distribution
Yellow-legged Buttonquail has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Turnicidae family