Small buttonquail range from the Philippines and southwestern Pacific islands (Johnsgard, 1991) westward to Africa (Jackson, 1926) and to Spain (Delacour and Mayr, 1946) and Portugal (Spenkelink-Van Schaik, 1984).
Biogeographic Regions: palearctic (Native ); oriental (Native ); ethiopian (Native )
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Bibliographic Citation: Pappas, J. 2002. "Turnix sylvaticus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at
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