Sumba buttonquail

The Sumba buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

Sumba buttonquail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Turnicidae
Genus: Turnix
Species:
T. everetti
Binomial name
Turnix everetti
Hartert, 1898

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Sumba Island in the Lesser Sundas of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Turnix everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22680592A110139877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22680592A110139877.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.


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