Familia
Buttonquail
Turnicidae
15 especies con página en Motmot.
Orden: Charadriiformes
Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of ground birds, Turnicidae, in the order Charadriiformes. Despite their name and resemblance, they bear absolutely no taxonomic relationship to Old World quail of the tribe Coturnicini under the order Galliformes, especially smaller species like the king quail (erroneously called "button quail"). There are 18 species in two genera, with most species placed in the genus Turnix and a single species in the genus Ortyxelos.
Especies de esta familia
- Torillo Alaudino Ortyxelos meiffrenii
- Torillo Dorsicastaño Turnix castanotus
- Torillo de Sumba Turnix everetti
- Torillo de El Cabo Turnix hottentottus
- Torillo Moteado Turnix maculosus
- Torillo Pechinegro Turnix melanogaster
- Torillo Enano Turnix nanus
- Torillo Malgache Turnix nigricollis
- Torillo Ocelado Turnix ocellatus
- Torillo Pechirrufo Turnix pyrrhothorax
- Torillo Batallador Turnix suscitator
- Torillo Andaluz Turnix sylvaticus
- Torillo Tanki Turnix tanki
- Torillo Pintojo Turnix varius
- Torillo Veloz Turnix velox