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Pale spots and streaks on chest, belly, wings, and flanks.
Not listed
Indigenous: Scrub Quail, Varied Quail, Butterfly Quail, Speckled Quail, New Holland Partridge, Varied Turnix, Painted Quail
At a glance
FamilyButtonquail
SizeSmall
RarityCommon
HabitatClosed forest, Grassland, Herbaceous Graminoids Sparse Hummock Grasses, Open woodland, and Sparse woodland
Best timeMost reliable in New South Wales from September to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Louis Masarei
Range map
Range map
2564visible hotspots
17496visible records
5states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Behavior
Pale spots and streaks on chest, belly, wings, and flanks.
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