Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
The painted buttonquail is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos painted buttonquail, is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.
- Scientific name
- Turnix varius
- Family
- Buttonquail
- IUCN status
- LC