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Primary Traits
51.3 g
0 m - 2,400 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Turnix sylvaticus
English name
Common Buttonquail
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Turnicidae
Genus
Turnix
Species
sylvaticus
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
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
39 g
Maximum female mass
74 g
Minimum male mass
32 g
Maximum male mass
60 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
51.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,400 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,400 m
Typical elevation
1,200 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Omnivore
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous, Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground, Grass
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Male
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
18 d
Maximum fledging period
20 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
19 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary