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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. everetti
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| Turnix everetti Hartert, 1898
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Distribution and habitat
editIt 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.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Turnix everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22680592A110139877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22680592A110139877.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
External links
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