small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | bustard quail, button-quail, hemipode |
Type of | wader, wading bird |
Has types | striped button quail, turnix sylvatica |
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