Turnix nigricollis Gmelin 1789 (Madgascar buttonquail)
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