Species Turnix hottentottus Temminck, 1815 (Hottentot buttonquail)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- order: Charadriiformes
  • --- family: Turnicidae
  • ---- species: Turnix hottentottus
Characteristics:omnivore; body-length: 14 cm; speckled brown plumage; dark back and rump; paler wings
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References:Sinclair 1994: 100
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