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Button-quail, Painted

Turnix varius


Found in dry open woodlands with much leaf litter and
moderate to sparse understory of grass, small shrubs and fallen timber. Often
forages by scraping litter with foot while turning in a circle, making a saucer
sized depression.

The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al

Classifications: Bird, forest and grassland
Family: Turnicidae (Button-quail)
Information sources: Photo taken at Eungella by Marlis Schoeb

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