PaleoDB taxon number: 371639

Alternative combination: Tetrao nigricollis

Belongs to Turnix according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Turnix suscitator, Turnix varius, Turnix velox

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mare aux Songes swamp (Sauzier collection), which is in a Holocene mire/swamp peat in Mauritius