Madagascar Buttonquail
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| Madagascar Buttonquail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. nigricollis |
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| Turnix nigricollis (Gmelin, 1789) |
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The Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a species of bird in the buttonquail family Turnicidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Turnix nigricollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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