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Red-chested Buttonquail
Turnix pyrrhothorax(Gould, 1841)
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Turnicidae
- Genus
- Turnix
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The red-chested buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to Australia. The species is generally regarded as widespread, although uncommon, in New South Wales, Queensland, northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and classified as Vulnerable in Victoria.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north, south-east, Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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