Chestnut-backed buttonquail  (Turnix castanotus)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – Chestnut-backed buttonquail

Synonyms: Turnix castanota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyTurnicidae
GenusTurnix (1)

Status – Chestnut-backed buttonquail

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Chestnut-backed buttonquail

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (February, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Chestnut-backed buttonquail amongst leaf litter
Chestnut-backed buttonquail amongst leaf litter

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Ulrich Weber
ulrich.weber@balgrist.ch

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