Scientific Name:
Turnix varius
Painted Buttonquail Fact File
Distribution: Southern and eastern Australia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Two plus one extinct
T. v. novaecaledoniae: New Caledonia – Extinct
T. v. scintillans: Houtman Abrolhos Island (south-west of Australia)
T. v. varius: Western, south-eastern and eastern Australia
Current conservation efforts
None
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