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Buttonquails | Turnicidae

Vechtkwartels | Torillos

Native species 6 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Turnix 6 species

  • Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus)

    Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

    Turnix castanotus
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • Rock, cliff and scree
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
  • Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus)

    Red-backed Buttonquail

    Turnix maculosus
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • Freshwater marsh and reedbed
    • Cropland and orchard
    • Pasture and rangeland
  • Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster)

    Black-breasted Buttonquail

    Turnix melanogaster
    • Monsoon vine forest
    • Tropical rainforest
    • Forestry plantation
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    VU
  • Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax)

    Red-chested Buttonquail

    Turnix pyrrhothorax
    • Mitchell grass downs
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • Cropland and orchard
    • Pasture and rangeland
  • Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius)

    Painted Buttonquail

    Turnix varius
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Casuarina and callitris woodland
    • Eastern heathland
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
  • Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox)

    Little Buttonquail

    Turnix velox
    • Mitchell grass downs
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
    • Chenopod shrubland
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Mallee
    • Cropland and orchard

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