Thursday, April 25, 2013

>Turnix velox (Little Buttonquail)

Little Buttonquail






Little Buttonquail
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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