Red-backed Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus

Least Concern

The Red-backed Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia 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

Red-backed Buttonquail Range — Resident or seasonal range in Australia and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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