Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Turnix tanki
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyTurnicidae (Buttonquails)
- GenusTurnix (Buttonquail)
- SpeciesTurnix tanki (Yellow-legged Buttonquail)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
Ibisbill
Ibidorhyncha struthersii
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-legged Buttonquail in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yellow-legged Buttonquail sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-legged Buttonquail in Chitwan National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-legged Buttonquail in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.