• Source: Sumba buttonquail

The Sumba buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.




Distribution and habitat


It is endemic to Sumba Island in the Lesser Sundas of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.




References






External links


BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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• Sumba buttonquail
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• List of birds by common name
• List of birds of Indonesia
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• List of vulnerable birds
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• List of endangered birds