Chestnut-backed buttonquail
| Chestnut-backed buttonquail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. castanotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Turnix castanotus (Gould, 1840)
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| Distribution of the Chestnut-backed Buttonquail | |
The chestnut-backed buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turnix castanotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680560A92866466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680560A92866466.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Birds of the Northern Territory
- Turnix
- Birds described in 1840
- Taxa named by John Gould