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Barnes, K. N. 2000. The Eskom Red Data Book of birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.
Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
Fraser, M. 1990. Effects of natural vegetation, fire and alien plant invasion on bird species assemblages in mountain fynbos of the southwestern Cape Province, South Africa. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Cape Town.
IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 21 July 2022).
Lee, A. 2013. Fynbos Enigma: Hottentot Buttonquail in the Kouga Mountains. African Birdlife Sept/Oct 2013 pp.20-22. Available at: http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/275/Publications/PDF_Archive/Africa_Birdlife/Volume_Index/Vol1/AB01(6)20-23.pdf.
Lee, A. T., Wright, D.R., Reeves, D. 2018b. Habitat variables associated with encounters of Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus during flush surveys across the Fynbos biome . Ostrich 89(1): 13-18.
Lee, A.T., Reeves, B., Wright, D.R. 2018a. Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus: Endangered or just overlooked? Bird Conservation International 29(1): 136-143.
Madge, S. and McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, partridges and grouse: Including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. Christopher Helm, London.
Peacock, F. 2015. Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus. In: Taylor, M. R.; Peacock, F.; Wanless, R. M. (ed.), The 2015 Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, pp. 101-103. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Quintero, I. and Jetz, W. 2018. Global elevational diversity and diversification of birds. Nature, 555(7695): 246-250.
Ryan, P. G.; Hockey, P. A. R. 1995. Is the hottentot buttonquail really endangered? Ostrich 66(2-3): 92-93.
Simmons, R.E.; Barnard, P.; Dean, W. R.J.; Midgley, G. F.; Thuiller, W.; Hughes, G. 2004. Climate change and birds: perspectives and prospects from southern Africa. Ostrich 75: 295-308.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fynbos-buttonquail-turnix-hottentottus on 27/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 27/11/2024.