Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus

Least Concern

The Chestnut-backed Buttonquail is a shorebird of New Guinea and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Turnicidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Guinea and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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