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| Birds Database .. detailed information | |
| Red-chested Button-quail Turnix pyrrhothorax | |
| Bird Family : | "Button-Quails" Turnicidae |
| Description : | Rare to local area. Length 16cm. Male slightly smaller. Eats seeds and insects. Nest are cup shaped on the ground near tussock or shrub, with around 4 eggs. |
| Typical Habitat : | Grassland. |
| Distribution : | Common to northern and eastern Australia. Endemic, only recorded in Australia. |
| Migration : | Vagrant / nomadic / non breeding in local area. Main breeding season, September to June, variable. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (1) .. habitats seen (1) .. |
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