Red-chested buttonquail
| Red-chested buttonquail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. pyrrhothorax |
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| Turnix pyrrhothorax (Gould, 1841) | |
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| The Distribution of the red-chested buttonquail, Green Denotes Vagrant Records | |
The red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Conservation status
Red-chested buttonquail are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example:
- The red-chested buttonquail is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988).[2] Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared.[3]
- On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the red-chested buttonquail is listed as vulnerable.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Turnix pyrrhothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
- ↑ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
- ↑ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria - 2007. East Melbourne, Victoria: Department of Sustainability and Environment. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0.