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Buff-breasted Buttonquail
Turnix oliviiRobinson, 1900
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Turnicidae
- Genus
- Turnix
At a glance
The Buff-breasted Buttonquail is a medium-sized bird, about 18–22 cm long, listed as Critically Endangered and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–22 cm
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Buff-breasted Buttonquail look like?
The Buff-breasted Buttonquail is a medium-sized bird, about 18–22 cm long.
The buff-breasted buttonquail is the largest and possibly the rarest of the buttonquail. This species is endemic to Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Buff-breasted Buttonquail?
The Buff-breasted Buttonquail is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Buff-breasted Buttonquail eat?
The Buff-breasted Buttonquail feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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