Painted buttonquail (Turnix varia)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Turnix (Turnix); Family Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
General: 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. [more]