Painted Buttonquail at Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Identification history
| Turnix varius | 27 Aug 2021 | Liam.m | ||
| Turnix varius | 27 Aug 2021 | RAllen |
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User's notes
Flushed from leaf litter under large eucalyptus in woodland. Audible whirr of wings, medium button quail. Rich chestnut plumage noted from side view plus contrasting markings. Numerous characteristic platelets from foraging in leaf litter on ground where it flushed( see photos)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.123444-35.393070
- Altitude 747.0m
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Aug 2021 11:30 AM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Other Birds Intermediate size RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Turnix varius Scientific name
- Painted Buttonquail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1037.9m Recorded at altitude
- 88 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Turnix varia
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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