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Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix maculosus(Temminck, 1815)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Turnicidae
- Genus
- Turnix
At a glance
The Red-backed Buttonquail, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The red-backed buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. Other names by which it is known in different parts of its range include black-backed, black-spotted and orange-breasted buttonquail. There are fourteen recognised subspecies.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red-backed Buttonquail?
The Red-backed Buttonquail is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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