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Articles about the Andalusian Buttonquail (or Andalusian Hemipode), the nominate subspecies of the Common Buttonquail endemic to the western Mediterranean.

Andalusian Buttonquail observed in Algeria

Andalusian Buttonquail / Turnix dโ€™Andalousie (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus), north-east Algeria, 29 Nov. 2019 (Moussa Houache).

The Andalusian Buttonquail observed in Algeria for the first time after almost three decades without confirmed sightings. Le Turnix d’Andalousie observรฉ en Algรฉrie pour la premiรจre fois aprรจs une absence d’observations vรฉrifiรฉes pendant prรจs de trois dรฉcennies. The Andalusian Buttonquail โ€“ affectionately known in Europe as Andalusian Hemipode โ€“ is the Mediterranean endemic subspecies of …

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Andalusian Buttonquail in Morocco is declining

Andalusian Buttonquail / Turnix dโ€™Andalousie (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus): an adult female at Sidi Abed, Morocco, 12 June 2010 (Carlos Gutiรฉrrez-Expรณsito)

The last known Andalusian Buttonquail population is declining and its suitable habitats are shrinking according to a study published recently in Global Ecology and Conservation. The Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) is widely distributed in Africa and South Asia and is currently categorized as โ€˜Least Concernโ€™ in the IUCN Red List. However, the nominate subspecies โ€“ …

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Andalusian Buttonquail declared extinct in Spain

Andalusian Buttonquail / Turnix d'Andalousie (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus), Doukkala region, Morocco, June 2014 (Carlos Gutiรฉrrez Expรณsito).

The Spanish Government officially declared the Andalusian Buttonquail as extinct in Spain. This is the first bird species to go extinct in Europe since the extinction of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) almost 170 years ago. There are, however, some differences between the two extinctions. The Great Auk is lost forever, whereas the Andalusian Buttonquail …

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Andalusian Buttonquail in Morocco and the Western Palearctic

Andalusian Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus), south of Sidi Abed, September 2007 (Benoรฎt Maire)

The Andalusian Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus) became almost extinct throughout its Mediterranean range except in Morocco where there have been more or less regular observations until 1988. Since that date, however, the species went undetected until 2000. Since the beginning of the new millennium, new sightings (including the first-ever photograph of a living wild bird …

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