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
- Family
- Turnicidae (Buttonquail)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-chested Buttonquail
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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Luzon Buttonquail
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Black-rumped Buttonquail
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Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
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Buff-breasted Buttonquail
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