Spotted buttonquail
Turnix ocellatus (Scopoli, 1786)
The spotted buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) is a species in the family Turnicidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 110 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the spotted buttonquail
- Weight
- 110 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the spotted buttonquail live?
Not recorded
What is the spotted buttonquail?
The spotted buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to Philippines on the island of Luzon.
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Is the spotted buttonquail endangered?
The spotted buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the spotted buttonquail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyTurnicidae
- genusTurnix
- SpeciesTurnix ocellatus (Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms Hemipodius thoracicus, Turnix ocellata, Turnix ocellata, Turnix ocellata
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- سمان ذو النقرة في الذقن المرقط،Arabic
- guatlla pintada capnegraCatalan
- perepel žlutozobýCzech
- HætteløbehøneDanish
- RiesenlaufhühnchenGerman
- ocela turnicoEsperanto
- Torillo oceladoSpanish
- tähnikledikEstonian
- täpläpyyjuoksijaFinnish
- Turnix de LuçonFrench
- filipinska trkušaCroatian
- óriásguvatfürjHungarian
- Quaglia tridattila macchiataItalian
- ルソンミフウズラJapanese
- didžioji tripirštėLithuanian
- Gevlekte VechtkwartelDutch
- kastanjespringvaktelNorwegian
- przepiórnik plamkowanyPolish
- toirão-oceladoPortuguese
- toirão-pintadoPortuguese
- Большая трёхперсткаRussian
- Большая трёхпёрсткаRussian
- prepeľovec okavýSlovak
- Krupnopegava prepeličicaSerbian
- fläckig springhönaSwedish
- Benekli BıldırcınyelvesiTurkish
- триперстка філіпінськаUkrainian
- 眼斑三趾鶉Chinese
- 菲律宾三趾鹑Chinese
Relatives of the spotted buttonquail
Other species in the same genus Turnix.
Common buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Barred buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Yellow-legged buttonquail
Turnix tanki
Madagascar buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
Black-breasted buttonquail
Turnix melanogaster
Fynbos buttonquail
Turnix hottentottus
CompareSpotted buttonquail vs Common buttonquailSpotted buttonquail vs Barred buttonquailSpotted buttonquail vs Yellow-legged buttonquailSpotted buttonquail vs Madagascar buttonquail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spotted buttonquail?
An adult spotted buttonquail weighs 110 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spotted buttonquail endangered?
The spotted buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the spotted buttonquail?
The spotted buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) belongs to the family Turnicidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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