Chestnut-backed buttonquail

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Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
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T. castanotus
Binomial name
Turnix castanotus
(Gould, 1840)
Distribution of the Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

The Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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