Sumba Buttonquail
  A species of Buttonquail   Scientific name : Turnix everetti  Genus :   Buttonquail    
  Sumba Buttonquail, A species of Buttonquail 
  Botanical name: Turnix everetti 
  Genus:  Buttonquail 
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  Photo By Lars Petersson  Description
 The Sumba buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett. 
 
    Size 
  14 cm 
   General Info
Distribution Area
 It is endemic to Sumba Island in the Lesser Sundas of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss. 
 
   
 
  Photo By Lars Petersson  Scientific Classification
 Phylum 
  Chordates   Class 
  Birds   Order 
  Shorebirds   Family 
  Hemipodes   Genus 
  Buttonquail   Species 
  Sumba Buttonquail