Little Buttonquail

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q385972
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Little Buttonquail

Summary

Little Buttonquail is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Little Buttonquail's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Little Buttonquail is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Little Buttonquail's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Little Buttonquail is classified within Turnix[6].
  • Little Buttonquail is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Little Buttonquail's scientific name is Turnix velox[8].
  • Little Buttonquail's Commons category is recorded as Turnix velox[9].
  • Little Buttonquail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. velox'}[10].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corsofliar fechan'}[11].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Little Buttonquail'}[12].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwerglaufhühnchen'}[13].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Torillo veloz'}[14].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'guatlla pintada canyella'}[15].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'perepel australský'}[16].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'leetledik'}[17].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Vandrespringvaktel'}[18].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Малая трёхпёрстка'}[19].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マメミフウズラ'}[20].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Brun Løbehøne'}[21].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kulopyyjuoksija'}[22].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'törpeguvatfürj'}[23].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'przepiórnik karłowaty'}[24].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'prepeľovec trpasličí'}[25].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'mindre springhöna'}[26].
  • Little Buttonquail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kleine Vechtkwartel'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Little Buttonquail is Turnix velox[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Turnix[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corsofliar fechan'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwerglaufhühnchen'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Torillo veloz'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'guatlla pintada canyella'}[15], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'perepel australský'}[16].

Distribution

Little Buttonquail is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Little Buttonquail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 20866[28]. Little Buttonquail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2529409[29]. Little Buttonquail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178464[30]. Little Buttonquail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475016[31]. Little Buttonquail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176166[32].

Why It Matters

Little Buttonquail has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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