How big is a Fynbos Buttonquail?

The Fynbos Buttonquail is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.

Where can you see a Fynbos Buttonquail?

The Fynbos Buttonquail is endemic to South Africa, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Fynbos Buttonquail?

The Fynbos Buttonquail is most easily confused with the Spotted Buttonquail, the Sumba Buttonquail and the Black-rumped Buttonquail.

Is the Fynbos Buttonquail endangered?

The Fynbos Buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Fynbos Buttonquail

Turnix hottentottus

Buttonquail · Charadriiformes · Legendary

The Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus) is a legendary buttonquail found only in South Africa, weighing about 51 g. The Fynbos buttonquail is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats omnivoregrasslandscrape nest51 g

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 1 — Photo: Justin Ponder · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 2 — Photo: Justin Ponder · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 3 — Photo: Seth Musker · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 4 — Photo: Seth Musker · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 5 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 7 — Photo: Reichenbach, 1781-1782 · Public domain

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 8 — Photo: The game-birds & water-fowl of South Africa London,Witherby & co · Public domain

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 9 — Photo: C. G. Finch-Davies · Public domain

Fynbos Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus), photo 10 — Photo: Justin Ponder · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Fynbos Buttonquail

The Fynbos buttonquail is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail. There are no subspecies.

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Where it lives

South Africa

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Fynbos Buttonquail look like?: The Fynbos buttonquail is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail.
How big is a Fynbos Buttonquail?: The Fynbos Buttonquail is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.
Where can you see a Fynbos Buttonquail?: The Fynbos Buttonquail is endemic to South Africa, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Fynbos Buttonquail?: The Fynbos Buttonquail is most easily confused with the Spotted Buttonquail, the Sumba Buttonquail and the Black-rumped Buttonquail.
Is the Fynbos Buttonquail endangered?: The Fynbos Buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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