Thursday, April 25, 2013

>Turnix maculosus (Red-backed Buttonquail)

Red-backed Buttonquail



Red-backed Buttonquail
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Gruiformes
Family:Turnicidae
Genus:Turnix
Species:T. maculosus
Binomial name
Turnix maculosus
(Temminck, 1815)
The Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands.

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