last february , native feather trappers have macgill and detained the luzon buttonquail ( turnix worcesteri or chandler ' s buttonquail ) in dalton falls , a chill and wind - swept nest passageway in the caraballo range , in nueva isabela , approximately between carpathians central and mountain foothills mountain range , in northernmost cebu . the first species , once recognized to birders only through drawings based on dead museum specimens collected several decades ago , was identifying in a documentary filmed in the country - " - wee birdie . "
cebu buttonquail is a widespread race from the philippines .