Barred Buttonquail
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Barred Buttonquail

Turnix suscitator

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Wilpattu National Park
39 Verified sightings at Wilpattu National Park From 2019 to 2026
946 Verified sightings across all 35 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Barred Buttonquail

The barred buttonquail or common bustard-quail (Turnix suscitator) is a species of buttonquail, one of a small family (Turnicidae) of birds which resemble, but are not closely related to, the true quails. This species is resident from India across tropical Asia to south China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The barred buttonquail was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the grouse like birds in the genus Tetrao and coined the binomial name Tetrao suscitator. Gmelin cited the English ornithologist Francis Willughby who in 1678 had described and illustrated the "Indian Quail of Brontius" from the Island of Java. The barred buttonquail is now placed in the genus Turnix that was introduced in 1791 by French naturalist in Pierre Bonnaterre. The genus name is an abbreviation of the genus Coturnix. The specific epithet suscitator is Latin and means "awakening".

Sixteen subspecies are recognised. T. s. plumbipes (Hodgson, 1837) – Nepal to northeast India and north Myanmar T. s. bengalensis Blyth, 1852 – central, southwest Bengal (northeast India)... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Red-wattled Lapwing
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Red-wattled Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus indicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
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Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Whiskered Tern
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Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Wood Sandpiper
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Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pacific Golden-Plover
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☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
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Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Marsh Sandpiper
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Marsh Sandpiper

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Tringa stagnatilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Pin-tailed Snipe
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Gallinago stenura

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Gull-billed Tern
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Gelochelidon nilotica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Common Redshank
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Tringa totanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
5 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
15 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
17 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
20 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
21 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
22 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
24 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
25 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
26 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
27 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
28 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
29 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
30 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
31 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
32 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
33 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
34 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
35 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Buttonquail in Wilpattu National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barred Buttonquail in Wilpattu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Barred Buttonquail in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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