How big is a Sumba Buttonquail?

The Sumba Buttonquail is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.

Where can you see a Sumba Buttonquail?

The Sumba Buttonquail is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Sumba Buttonquail?

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

Is the Sumba Buttonquail endangered?

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

Sumba Buttonquail

Turnix everetti

Buttonquail · Charadriiformes · Legendary

The Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a legendary buttonquail found only in Indonesia, weighing about 28 g. The Sumba buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesgrassland28 g

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 1 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 2 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 3 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 4 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 5 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 6 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 7 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 8 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 9 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti), photo 10 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Sumba Buttonquail

The Sumba buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: March, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Sumba Buttonquail look like?: The Sumba buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae.
How big is a Sumba Buttonquail?: The Sumba Buttonquail is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.
Where can you see a Sumba Buttonquail?: The Sumba Buttonquail is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Sumba Buttonquail?: The Sumba Buttonquail is most easily confused with the Fynbos Buttonquail, the Spotted Buttonquail and the Black-rumped Buttonquail.
Is the Sumba Buttonquail endangered?: The Sumba Buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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