Hottentot Buttonquail
Turnix hottentottus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyTurnicidae (Buttonquails)
- GenusTurnix (Buttonquail)
- SpeciesTurnix hottentottus (Hottentot Buttonquail)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
African Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hottentot Buttonquail at Table Mountain National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.