Buttonquails
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Turnicidae
The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds that resemble, but are unrelated to, true quails. There are 15 species worldwide, three in Southern Africa.
- Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Black-rumped Buttonquail Turnix nanus
- Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds