Friday, April 27, 2018

LITTLE BUTTON-QUAIL

Photographed near The Three Ways, Northern Territory, April 2018
1251                  LITTLE BUTTON-QUAIL                   Turnix velox

AUSTRALIA                746

Widely distributed over most of mainland except extreme north, sw and se. Found in dryish grasslands and grassy woodlands; can be common in crops, pasture and stubble. Partly migratory, tending to be more common in inland in winter.

































Chick, photographed near Bedourie, Queensland, April 2018


1 comment:

  1. a long way to go for 746 - the chick is very sweet - hope he wasn't out there all on his own

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