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Charadriiformes / Turnicidae / Turnix

Painted Buttonquail

Turnix varius

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (paibut) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Turnicidae
Genus: Turnix

Subspecies (2)

Turnix varius scintillans

East and West Wallabi islands; formerly North Island (Houtman Abrolhos Islands off southwestern Australia)
Turnix varius varius

southwestern and eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland southward to southern South Australia and Tasmania)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (paibut) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.