Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is apparently common as suggested by frequent capture (del Hoyo et al. 1996). The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellatus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/spotted-buttonquail-turnix-ocellatus on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.