Ortyxelos

Japanese: Ortyxelos
Ortyxelos

...They live in a common habitat, but are difficult to find because their fine markings provide a camouflage effect and they rarely fly as they live in the grass. The Turnicidae (English name: button quail) consists of two genera and 14 species: 13 species of the button quail genus Turnix and one species of the button quail genus Ortyxelos , which are distributed in Asia, Africa, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. Their overall appearance and plumage are similar to that of quails. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ortyxelos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ふつうに生息しているが,斑紋が細かくカムフラージュ効果があるうえ,草の中にいてほとんど飛ばないので見つけにくい。 ミフウズラ科Turnicidae(英名button quail)はアジア,アフリカ,マレー諸島,オーストラリアに分布するミフウズラ属Turnix13種とハジロミフウズラ属Ortyxelos1種の2属14種からなる。全体の感じや羽色はウズラに似ている。…

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