Turnicidae
Also known as: Bustard-quail, Bustardquail, Button-quail, Buttonquail, Buttonquails, Hemipodes, Kampfwachteln, Laufhühnchen
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Turnicidae |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 22 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 80 |
| GBIF key | 9357 |
Genera in Turnicidae
- Turnix — 18 species: Turnix castanotus, Turnix everetti, Turnix hottentottus, Turnix maculatus, Turnix maculosus, Turnix melanogaster, Turnix nanus, Turnix nigricollis
- Turnipax — 2 species: Turnipax dissipata, Turnipax oechslerorum
- Cerestenia — 1 species: Cerestenia pulchrapenna
- Ortyxelos — 1 species: Ortyxelos meiffrenii
- Hyptiopus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.