Little Buttonquail
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| Little Buttonquail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Turniciformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. velox |
| Binomial name | |
| Turnix velox (Gould, 1841) |
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| The Distribution of the Little Buttonquail | |
The Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species is resident in Australia, where it is one of the more common button-quails.
The species is found in grassland habitats.
The female is an unmarked pale colour below, and straw-brown above with white streaking; the male is similar but less neatly-marked. The species has a large pale bill, and pale eye.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Turnix velox. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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