Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Familia: Turnicidae
Genus: Turnix
Species: Turnix hottentottus
Subspecies: T. h. hottentottus – T. h. insolatus – T. h. lucianus – T. h. nanus
Name
Turnix hottentottus Temminck, 1815
Synonyms
Turnix hottentotta (protonym)
References
Temminck C.J. 1815. Histoire naturelle générale des Pigeons et des Gallinacés. 3: 1–757, pl. 4–11. J.C. Sepp & Fils, Amsterdam and G. Dufour, Paris. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.64844 Reference page. Original description p. 636 BHL
Links
IUCN: Turnix hottentottus (Endangered)
Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Kaapse kwarteltjie
català: Guatlla pintada hotentot
Cymraeg: Corsofliar dinddu
English: Black-rumped Buttonquail
فارسی: بلدرچین بوتهای هاتنتات
suomi: Afrikanpyyjuoksija
Nederlands: Hottentotvechtkwartel
svenska: svartgumpad springhöna
Tiếng Việt: Cun cút phao câu đen
The Fynbos buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus) is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail (Turnix nanus).[2] There are no subspecies.[3]
Name
Several authorities still refer to this species as the Hottentot Buttonquail, however, as the word "Hottentot" is an offensive term for the Khoisan people, there has been a movement to change the vernacular name.[4] The new name highlights the specific habitat requirements of this species in the Fynbos of the Cape Floristic Region.
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to South Africa and is found along the south coast from Cape town to Algoa Bay in Eastern Cape province where it occurs in mountain fynbos where vegetation is relatively sparse.[5] A 1994 survey resulted in an estimate of c.310-420 birds in 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) of montane fynbos habitat in Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The lack of records suggest that this may be an overestimate, and extrapolation of a much lower density estimate from a 1990 study would result in a total population across the Western Cape of just 400 birds (Lee 2013). The total population is therefore uncertain, but given the lack of recent records is assumed to be very small. It is precautionarily estimated to lie within the band of 250-999 mature individuals, with no more than 250 individuals in the largest subpopulation.[1]
References
BirdLife International (2019). "Turnix hottentottus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22725519A155494803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22725519A155494803.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Grebes, flamingos, buttonquail, plovers, painted-snipes, jacanas, plains-wanderer, seedsnipes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
"Turnix hottentottus range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
"English Name Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-01-10.
"Turnix hottentottus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
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