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Until recently, popular and ornithological naming made no distinction between Turnix buttonquails (Turnicidae) and Coturnix-Synoicus quails (Phasianidae), which all share the same Thai general name นกคุ่ม nók kʰûm 'quail'. In former ornithological taxonomies both kinds of bird were in the same genus and family, and their shared identification as equivalents to English 'quail' remains common.
However, because buttonquails are more common in Southeast Asia than phasianid quails, ornithologically นกคุ่ม nók kʰûm 'quail' (without modifiers) and นกคุ่มแท้ nók kʰûm-tʰáee 'true-quail' are intended to refer to buttonquails, and not, as might be assumed, phasianid quails.
In more modern ornithological naming some of the buttonquail species are distinguished as นกคุ่มอืด nók kʰûm-èuut 'buttonquail'. (The etymology is unclear as there are two principal adjectival meanings for อืด èuut, 'slow' and 'swollen' and ornithologically the word is found only in these names.)
Earlier family names for the Turnicidae, วงศ์นกคุ่ม woŋ nók kʰûm 'quail family' in (18, 19) and วงศ์นกคุ่มแท้ woŋ nók kʰûm-tʰáee 'true-quail family' in (20), have accordingly been replaced in (21, 22, 23) with วงศ์นกคุ่มอืด woŋ nók kʰûm-èuut 'buttonquail family'.
The spelling of the quail name in the oldest dictionaries is คุ่ม kʰûm, which is also the current spelling. Unfortunately, the first ornithological publications introduced a spelling error "คุ้ม kʰúm" which then appeared in some later dictionaries alongside the original spelling. Following current practice, the spellings of all quail names from that intervening era have been corrected here to คุ่ม kʰûm.
Species names
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| Turnix sylvaticus Turnix sylvatica  |
Common buttonquail Small buttonquail Little Button-quail Little Bustard Quail Kurrichane Buttonquail Andalusian Hemipode |
นกคุ่มอืดเล็ก nók kʰûm èuut lék 'small buttonquail (bird)' |
นกคุ่มแกลบ nók kʰûm klàeep 'lesser quail (bird)' |
Burung Puyuh Kecil 'small quail (bird)' (24, 28) |
Burung Gemak Tegalan 'dryfield quail (bird)' Burung Puyuh Tegalan Kecil 'small dryfield quail (bird)' (29) |
Chim Cun cút nhỏ 'small quail (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
林三趾鹑 (林三趾鶉 ) 'forest three-toed quail' Taiwan: (林三趾鹑) 林三趾鶉 'forest three-toed quail' |
ヒメミフウズラ (姫三斑鶉) hime mi-fu uzura 'princess three-striped quail' |
| Turnix tanki |
Yellow-legged buttonquail Yellow-legged button-quail Yellow-legged bustard quail Burmese button quail |
นกคุ่มอืดใหญ่ nók kʰûm èuut yày 'large buttonquail (bird)' |
Burung Puyuh Kaki Kuning 'yellow-legged quail (bird)' (24, 25) |
Chim Cun cút lưng hung 'reddish-backed quail' (12, 13, 34) |
黄脚三趾鹑 (黃腳三趾鶉 ) 'yellow-legged three-toed quail' Taiwan: (黄脚三趾鹑) 黃腳三趾鶉 'yellow-legged three-toed quail' |
チョウセンミフウズラ (朝鮮三斑鶉) chōsen mi-fu uzura 'Korean three-striped quail' |
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| Turnix suscitator |
Barred Buttonquail Bustard Quail Common Bustard Quail |
นกคุ่มอกลาย nók kʰûm òk-laay 'stripe-breasted quail (bird)' |
นกคุ่มอืดอกลาย nók kʰûm èuut òk-laay 'stripe-breasted buttonquail (bird)' (21) นกคุ่มหม้อ nók kʰûm môaa 'pot quail (bird)' |
Burung Puyuh 'quail (bird)' (old, 26, 28) Burung Puyuh Tanah 'ground quail (bird)' (24, 25) |
Burung Gemak Loreng 'striped quail (bird)' Burung Puyuh Tegalan Loreng 'striped dryfield quail (bird)' (29) |
Chim Cun cút lưng nâu 'brown-backed quail' (12, 13, 34) |
棕三趾鹑 (棕三趾鶉 ) 'reddishbrown three-toed quail' Taiwan: (棕三趾鹑) 棕三趾鶉 'reddishbrown three-toed quail' |
ミフウズラ (三斑鶉) mi-fu uzura 'three-striped quail' |
Mostly from Robinson (& Chasen) 1927-1939 v1-4; additions from Madoc 1947 (et.seq.), and Glenister 1951 (both mostly names copied from Robinson)
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)
香港及華南鳥類（第六版）（翻譯成中文及重新修訂） 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994
Pocket Checklist of the Birds of the Republic of Singapore / Senai Jenis-Jenis Burung di Singapura / 新加坡野鸟目录 by Lim Kim Seng Nature Society (Singapore) 1999
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
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Bird Guide of Thailand by Lekagul, Boonsong, Ramin Press, Bangkok 1968
Bird Guide of Thailand 2nd edition by Lekagul, Boonsong and Edward W. Cronin, Jr., Kurusapa Ladprao Press, Bangkok 1974
A guide to the Birds of Thailand by Lekagul, Boonsong and Philip D. Round, Saha Karn Bhaet Co., Ltd., Bangkok 1991
นกในเมืองไทย (Birds in Thailand) by รศ. โอภาส ขอบเขตต์ (Assoc. Prof. Obhas Khobkhet), Sarakadee Press, Bangkok 1998
นกเมืองไทย (Birds [of] Thailand) by จารุจินต์ นภีตะภัฏ, กานต์ เลขะกุล, วัชระ สงวนสมบติ (Jarujin Nabhitabata, Karn Lekagul, Wachara Sanguansombat), คณะบุคคล นายแพทย์ บุญส่ง เลขะกุล (Dr Boonsong Lekagul Group), Bangkok 2007
นกเมืองไทย (Birds [of] Thailand) by จารุจินต์ นภีตะภัฏ, กานต์ เลขะกุล, วัชระ สงวนสมบติ (Jarujin Nabhitabata, Karn Lekagul, Wachara Sanguansombat), คณะบุคคล นายแพทย์ บุญส่ง เลขะกุล (Dr Boonsong Lekagul Group), Bangkok 2012
Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
(List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981)
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999
A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999
A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012
A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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