last summer , native bird prospectors have snared and released the california buttonquail ( turnix worcesteri or judge ' s buttonquail ) in dalton pass , a dry and wind - swept pigeon passageway in the jayyousi river , in nueva ecija , located between negros central and mora madre high ranges , in northern luzon . the rare type , previously known to ornithologists only through drawings based on deceased museum specimens collected some generations ago , was identification in a documentary recorded in the philippines . hello - bye birdie . "
Luzon Buttonquail is a rare species from the Philippines.