CHESTNUT-BACKED BUTTON-QUAIL

Photographed near Katherine, Northern Territory, October 2018

1259                  CHESTNUT-BACKED BUTTON-QUAIL                   Turnix castanotus

AUSTRALIA                   756

Endemic to Australia. Found in dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry scrubland or tropical dry lowland grassland. range: Kimberley (WA) and Top End (NT).

RED-BACKED BUTTONQUAIL

Photographed at Eungella, Queensland, November 2017

1226                  RED-BACKED BUTTONQUAIL                   Turnix maculosus

AUSTRALIA                  719

Also known as Black-backed, Black-spotted and Orange-bellied Buttonquail. Found also in indonesia, New Guinea,, Philippines and Soloman Islands. Fourteen recognised subspecies; subspecies melanotus found in northern Australia.

Photographed at MacKay, Queensland February 2018

RED-CHESTED BUTTONQUAIL

Photographed on The Postman's Track, Daybook, Queensland, November 2017

1225                RED-CHESTED BUTTONQUAIL             Turnix pyrrhothorax

AUSTRALIA                    718

Endemic to Australia; widespread though uncommon in NSW, Queensland, northern WA, and NT; classified as vulnerable in Victoria. Habitat is dense grasslands, and open, grassy woodlands of acacia, Red River Gums and Black Box; also in crops and weedy fields with dense cover.

Photographed near Willow Tree, NSW December 2020

BLACK-BREASTED BUTTONQUAIL

Photographed at Noosa Heads National Park, Queensland, November 2017

1224                   BLACK-BREASTED BUTTONQUAIL          Turnix melanogaster

AUSTRALIAN BIRDS                 717

Also known as Black-fronted Buttonquail. Rare bird, endemic to eastern Australia, usually in rainforest, rated as near threatened. Found from Harvey Bay south to ne corner of NSW

BARRED BUTTONQUAIL

Subspecies leggei, photographed March 2017

1073               BARRED BUTTONQUAIL               Turnix suscitator

SRI LANKA             72

Found in grasslands, scrubland, paddy fields and tea plantations. 15 cm. Fairly common breeding resident from lowlands to mid hills, more common in dry zone.