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Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius)

Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius), Scheyville National Park, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia

 

Ebird checklist:

ebird.org/checklist/S100312815

 

The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) 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 (Turnix varius scintillans), is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.

 

Source: Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_buttonquail

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Uploaded on January 20, 2022
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