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Turnix sylvaticus
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Aves (COL) |
| Order | Charadriiformes (COL) |
| Family | Turnicidae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Turnix | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | sylvaticus | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2016 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Birds | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | Desfontaines, 1787 | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte dIvoire; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kenya; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Niger; Nigeria; Pakistan; Philippines; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sudan; Swaziland; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Possibly extinct:
Algeria; Portugal
Regionally extinct:
Bangladesh; Italy
Vagrant:
France; Oman; Sri Lanka
Additional data:
? Continuing decline in area of occupancy (AOO): Unknown
? Extreme fluctuations in area of occupancy (AOO): No ? Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) - km2: 83700000
? Continuing decline in extent of occurrence (EOO): Unknown ? Extreme fluctuations in extent of occurrence (EOO): No
? Continuing decline in number of locations: Unknown
? Extreme fluctuations in the number of locations: No
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2400
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Population [top]
Population: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be scarce to locally abundant (del Hoyo et al. 1996). National population sizes have been estimated at < c.100 breeding pairs in China and < c.100 breeding pairs in Taiwan (Brazil 2009). The European population is estimated to be possibly extinct, as there have been no confirmed sightings in more than 30 years (BirdLife International 2015).
Trend Justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and unsustainable levels of exploitation (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Number of mature individuals: Unknown ? Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
? Extreme fluctuations: No ? Population severely fragmented: No
? Continuing decline in subpopulations: Unknown
? Extreme fluctuations in subpopulations: No ? All individuals in one subpopulation: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species is found in scrub jungle in Asia, bushy savanna and grass-covered plains in sub-Saharan Africa (sometimes in recently burnt areas and usually in drier habitats than T. hottentottus where their ranges overlap), thickets, tussocky or rank grassland, crops, stubble and weedy fallow fields, sometimes near water but always on warm dry soils and shuns wetlands themselves (Debus and Kirwan 2016). In the western Palearctic the species was formerly found in coastal scrub of bushes and dwarf palms (palmetto) Chaemerops humilis (Arecaceae), but now probably confined to suboptimal Mediterranean coastal sand scrub community including Halimium halimifolium (Cistaceae), Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae) and Quercus suber (Fagaceae) (Madge and McGowan 2002), as well as broom Calicotome villosa (Fabaceae) scrub and adjacent cultivated areas (Gutiérrez Exposito et al. 2011, Debus and Kirwan 2016). It breeds April to August in thr western Palearctic and in all months in Africa (Debus and Kirwan 2016). The nest is a shallow, well-concealed scrape lined with grass, under grass tussock or low vegetation; standing grass stems often pulled over to form a loose canopy (Debus and Kirwan 2016). It usually lays four eggs (Madge and McGowan 2002). It feeds on seeds and invertebrates in about equal proportions (Madge and McGowan 2002). Its movements are poorly understood but it is apparently sedentary in the western Palearctic and appears to be resident or an intra-tropical migrant in Africa (Debus and Kirwan 2016).
Systems: Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Generation Length (years): 3.5
Movement patterns: Not a Migrant
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Over the past half century much of the habitat in the sandy areas of its European range has been lost to irrigated agriculture or forestry. The species is extinct in Sicily, probably owing to hunting and conversion of garrigue habitat (Violani and Massa 1993, Debus and Kirwan 2016). An unknown number are mistakenly shot each year by quail hunters. In some areas it may have been affected by overabundance of opportunistic predators such as foxes and wild boar (Madroño et al. 2004).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Conservation Actions Underway
In 2002 the hunting of Coturnix coturnix in much of the theoretical range of this species within in the province of Huelva, Spain was prohibited. This measure immediately aroused concern with the hunters who had hitherto been working on surveys for the species (Madroño et al. 2004).
Conservation Actions Proposed
The strengthening of surveys in Andalucía and the creation of a specialized, dedicated and detailed map of the speciess distribution would help inform conservation decisions, as well as the continuation of research into the ecology and ethology of the species. Training forest rangers and volunteers in methods of detecting and tracking the species. Awareness-raising campaigns within the quail hunting community in the provinces of Huelva and Cadiz. Adapting forestry work in the speciess range. The goal should be to reduce forests of pine or eucalyptus and create and qualitatively enhance large areas of scrubland where forest cover is uniform. Draft Recovery Plan for the species in Andalucía (Madroño et al. 2004).
Citation: BirdLife International. 2016. Turnix sylvaticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680500A90008182. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680500A90008182.en. Downloaded on 07 February 2017.
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Turnix sylvaticus, click this link: Synonyms. |
Turnix sylvatica (Desfontaines, 1789) |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Turnix sylvaticus, click this link: Common Names. |
Common Buttonquail () ¦ Kurrichane Buttonquail () ¦ |
Localities To Manage Localities for Turnix sylvaticus, click this link: Localities. |
Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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