Turnix varius

3 Painted Buttonquail at Thurgoona, NSW

Turnix varius at Thurgoona, NSW - 24 Apr 2022
Turnix varius at Thurgoona, NSW - 24 Apr 2022
Turnix varius at Thurgoona, NSW - 24 Apr 2022
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Identification history

Turnix varius 16 Jun 2022 Liam.m
Coturnix pectoralis 24 Apr 2022 Darcy

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Few stubble quail in the grass. I was walking along slowly enough that they didn't get flushed and fly away, instead they just walked quickly away, and the rustling alerted me

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KylieWaldon wrote:
   24 Apr 2022
totally awesome! Same for me a few years ago. Only time I've seen a quail in the wild. But it was a painted button quail.

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  • 4 Abundance
  • 24 Apr 2022 11:06 AM Recorded on
  • Darcy Recorded by

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  • Turnix varius Scientific name
  • Painted Buttonquail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1037.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 80 images trained Machine learning
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    Turnix varia

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