Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Buttonquail :: Black-breasted Buttonquail

Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster

Described by: Gould (1837)
Alternate common name(s): Black-breasted Quail, Black-breasted Button-quail
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Inskip Point, Queensland, Australia - May, 2002 © Tom Tarrant  Queensland, Australia - 1999 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Coastal ce. Australia;
Restricted range;
Se. Queensland from Cooktown s. to Brisbane (Duck Creek Road at Lamington National Park and Neumgua State Forests near Yarraman), ex. ne. New South Wales and Fraser Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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