Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyTurnicidae (Buttonquails)
- GenusTurnix (Buttonquail)
- SpeciesTurnix velox (Little Buttonquail)
Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella
📅 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 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Buttonquail in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Little Buttonquail sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Buttonquail in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Little Buttonquail in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.