Painted Buttonquail

Turnix varius

Summary 2

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.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Tom Tarrant, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19212060@N00/3874219890
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnix_varius

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