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Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius(Latham, 1801)
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Also known asMoolong
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Turnicidae
- Genus
- Turnix
At a glance
The Painted Buttonquail is a medium-sized bird, about 17–23 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 17–23 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Painted Buttonquail look like?
The Painted Buttonquail is a medium-sized bird, about 17–23 cm long and weighing 52–134 g.
The painted buttonquail is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos painted buttonquail, is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Painted Buttonquail?
The Painted 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 Painted Buttonquail eat?
The Painted Buttonquail feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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