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Spotted Buttonquail
Turnix ocellatus
Least ConcernThe Spotted 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
- Spotted Buttonquail Range — Resident or seasonal range in Australia and nearby islands
- Population
- ≈ Unknown