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Species profile—Turnix varius (painted button-quail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Turnicidae (button-quail) → Turnix varius (painted button-quail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Turnicidae (button-quail)
Scientific name
Turnix varius (Latham, 1801)
Common name
painted button-quail
WildNet taxon ID
1081
Synonym(s)
Turnix varia
Alternate name(s)
painted buttonquail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1081.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022