Little Buttonquail
Little Buttonquail | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Turniciformes |
Family: | Turnicidae |
Genus: | Turnix |
Species: | T. velox |
Binomial name | |
Turnix velox (Gould, 1841) | |
The Distribution of the Little Buttonquail |
The Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species is resident in Australia, where it is one of the more common button-quails.
The species is found in grassland habitats.
The female is an unmarked pale colour below, and straw-brown above with white streaking; the male is similar but less neatly-marked. The species has a large pale bill, and pale eye.
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