Common Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
19 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
20 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
24 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
25 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
27 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
28 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
29 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
30 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Buttonquail in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Common Buttonquail sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Buttonquail in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Common Buttonquail in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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