Turnix hottentottus — Overview

Hottentot Buttonquail learn more about names for this taxon

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Least Concern (LC)

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Hottentot buttonquail range from Ghana and Cameroon east to Uganda and Kenya and south to the northeastern part of Angola and Cape Province (Johnsgard, 1991). Some subspecies may range as far west as Sierra Leone and as far north as Sudan (Clancy, 1967). These birds are migratory and winter in the Sahel zone just below the Sahara (Johnsgard, 1991).

Biogeographic Regions: ethiopian (Native )

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