Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Buttonquail :: Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Turnix castanota
Described by: Gould (1840)
Alternate common name(s): Chestnut-backed Quail
Old scientific name(s): Turnix castanotus
Photographs
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Range
Coastal n. Australia;
Two populations;
Fitzroy River in ne. Western Australia (Kimberleys, Mitchell Falls). N. Northern Territory (Arnhem Land, Kakadu National Park near Old Darwin Road turnoff, Groote Eylants and Melville Is.).
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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