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The button quails are known as 三趾鹑 'three-toed quails'. An alternative name is 水鹌鹑 'water quail'.
2. Species names
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| Turnix sylvaticus Turnix sylvatica  |
Common buttonquail Small buttonquail Little button-quail Little bustard quail |
林三趾鹑 (林三趾鶉 ) 'forest three-toed quail' |
(林三趾鹑) 三趾鶉 'forest three-toed quail' |
小三趾鹑 (小三趾鶉 ) 'small three-toed quail' (FS) |
ヒメミフウズラ (姫三斑鶉) hime mi-fu uzura 'princess three-striped quail' |
Chim Cun cút nhỏ 'small quail (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
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| Turnix tanki |
Yellow-legged buttonquail Yellow-legged button-quail Yellow-legged bustard quail Burmese button quail |
黄脚三趾鹑 (黃腳三趾鶉 ) 'yellow-legged three-toed quail' |
(黃脚三趾鹑) 黃腳三趾鶉 'yellow-legged three-toed quail' |
水鹌鹑 (水鵪鶉) 'water quail' (FS) |
チョウセンミフウズラ (朝鮮三斑鶉) chōsen mi-fu uzura 'Korean three-striped quail' |
세가락메추라기 se-garang-me-churagi 'three-toed mountain-quail' |
Chim Cun cút lưng hung 'reddish-backed quail' (12, 13, 34) |
Гурван шивнүүрт ᠭᠣᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠡᠨᠣᠷᠲᠣ gurvaŋ shivnüürt 'three-clawed' Inner M: Хөл шар хараацай ᠬᠦᠯ ᠰᠢᠷᠠ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠠᠢ khöl shar kharaatsai 'yellow-leg swallow' (31, 32) |
| Turnix suscitator |
Barred buttonquail Bustard quail Common bustard quail |
棕三趾鹑 (棕三趾鶉 ) 'reddishbrown three-toed quail' |
(棕三趾鹑) 棕三趾鶉 'reddishbrown three-toed quail' |
台湾三趾鹑 (台灣三趾鶉) 'Taiwanese three-toed quail' (Taiwan) (FS) |
ミフウズラ (三斑鶉) mi-fu uzura 'three-striped quail' |
Chim Cun cút lưng nâu 'brown-backed quail' (12, 13, 34) |
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Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
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Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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