Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius)
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius), Castlereagh Nature Reserve, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S102539113
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
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius)
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius), Castlereagh Nature Reserve, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S102539113
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