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Primary Traits
67.3 g
0 m - 1,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Turnix tanki
English name
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Turnicidae
Genus
Turnix
Species
tanki
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
IP
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
43 g
Maximum female mass
113 g
Minimum male mass
35 g
Maximum male mass
78 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
67.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,200 m
Maximum elevation
2,150 m
Elevation range
1,200 m
Typical elevation
600 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Solitary
Mating system
Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Male
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
16 d
Minimum fledging period
10 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
10 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary