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Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox(Gould, 1841)
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Turnicidae
- Genus
- Turnix
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The little buttonquail is a species of buttonquail, part of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species is resident in Australia, where it is one of the more common buttonquails.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north, Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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