Madagascan Buttonquail

Madagascan Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Berenty Reserve

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascan Buttonquail in Berenty Reserve?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Madagascan Buttonquail sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Madagascan Buttonquail in Berenty Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Madagascan Buttonquail in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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