Turnix tanki
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The yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This family is peculiar in that the females are larger and more colourful than the males and are polyandrous.
The yellow-legged buttonquail is a small quail growing to a length of 15 to 18 cm (6 to 7 in), the females being slightly larger and more brightly coloured than the males. The weight is 36 to 43 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz) for the subspecies Turnix tanki tanki, and 35 to 78 g (1.2 to 2.8 oz) for the male T. t. blanfordii, while the female of this subspecies is 93 to 113 g (3.3 to 4.0 oz). The tail is short and the wings have rounded ends.
The adult male has a black crown with a buff margin, and sometimes a buff central streak. The front and side of the head are buff, the individual feathers having black tips. The throat is pale buff, darkening to reddish-buff at the edges and on the breast, and paling again on the belly, becoming white at the under tail coverts. The sides of the breast are scattered with round black spots. The nape and upper parts of the body and tail are greyish-brown, with reddish and dark brown vermiculations... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-legged Buttonquail sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 344th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-legged Buttonquail in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-legged Buttonquail sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, under 5%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-legged Buttonquail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
