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Photo of Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus)

Red-backed Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus

The red-backed buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. Other names by which it is known in different parts of its range include black-backed, black-spotted and orange-breasted buttonquail. There are fourteen recognised subspecies.

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Photo credit: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/)

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