Madagascan Buttonquail

Madagascan Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Ranomafana National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Madagascan Buttonquail sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Madagascan Buttonquail in Ranomafana National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Madagascan Buttonquail in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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