Chestnut-backed Button-quail
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Turnix castanotus (Gould, 1840) |
The Chestnut-backed Button-quail (Turnix castanotus) is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Turnix castanotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.