Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyTurnicidae (Buttonquails)
- GenusTurnix (Buttonquail)
- SpeciesTurnix sylvaticus (Common Buttonquail)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Quail-plover
Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Buttonquail in Tsavo West National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Common Buttonquail sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Buttonquail in Tsavo West National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Buttonquail in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.