Red-backed buttonquail
| Red-backed buttonquail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. maculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turnix maculosus (Temminck, 1815) | |
The red-backed buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Turnix maculosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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