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Species profile—Turnix melanogaster (black-breasted button-quail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Turnicidae (button-quail) → Turnix melanogaster (black-breasted button-quail)

Photo of Turnix melanogaster (black-breasted button-quail) - Hogan, L.,Queensland Herbarium, DES,1996
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Turnicidae (button-quail)
Scientific name
Turnix melanogaster (Gould, 1837)
Common name
black-breasted button-quail
WildNet taxon ID
1092
Alternate name(s)
black-breasted buttonquail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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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=1092.

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

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Last updated
20 May 2024