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Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix pyrrhothorax(Gould, J, 1841)

English (US) Red-chested Buttonquail

The Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turnicidae (Buttonquail) in the order Charadriiformes.

Range: savanna and scrub of northern, central and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to eastern South Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Turnix pyrrhothorax
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Red-chested Buttonquail
Described by
(Gould, J, 1841)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Hemipodius pyrrhothorax
Described by
(Gould, J, 1841)
Type locality
Aberdeen, upper Hunter River, New South Wales.
Original description
The birds of Australia pt2 pl.15,text

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 18 species of the family Turnicidae