Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varia) - HBW 3, p. 58
French: Turnix bariolé
German: Buntlaufhühnchen
Spanish: Torillo Pintojo
Other common names: Varied Buttonquail
Taxonomy: Perdix varia Latham, 1801, Sydney, New South Wales.
Forms superspecies with T. olivii and T. castanota. Proposed races stirlingi (SW Australia) and subminuta (NE Australia) no longer recognized, because based on individual rather than geographical variation. Race novaecaledoniae very distinct, and may be separate species. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- novaecaledoniae Ogilvie-Grant, 1893 - New Caledonia.
- scintillans (Gould, 1845) - Abrolhos Is (SW Australia).
- varia (Latham, 1801) - SW, E & SE Australia; Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Wild female calling Locality Lagoon Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Janine Duffy 6 August 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 4.3 -
Young bird (probably a male) feeding in our garden Locality Kobble Creek, Queensland, Australia (ssp varia)
Tom Tarrant 12 July 2009 3 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
wild female foraging through leaf litter Locality Lagoon Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Janine Duffy 6 August 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A bird moving in dense undergrowth. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp varia)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 3 years ago 38 sec 3.6 -
A bird foraging. Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 2 years ago 28 sec 3.4
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Painted Button-quail in defensive pose
Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Ground frequenting Button-quail found throughout much of Australia - this bird and others photographed from a hide.
Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 2 years ago 4.3 -
Beautifully plumaged Button-quail species found in Australia
Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp varia)
David Taylor 2 years ago 4.2 -
Adult female foraging in garden.
Locality Kobble Creek, Queensland, Australia (ssp varia)
Tom Tarrant 25 September 2008 4 years ago 4 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 16 October 2009 2 years ago 2.7
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Wild female calling. Locality Lagoon Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Janine Duffy 6 August 2011 15 weeks ago 4.5
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