Common Buttonquail shot in Algeria by a local hunter

The Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) has not been observed in Algeria since almost three decades.

A hunter had mistaken the bird for Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) and shot it in the north-east of the country in late November 2019.

Details and photos: Common Buttonquail observed in Algeria.

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