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Little Buttonquail

Turnix velox

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

15.0 cm

वजन

43.75 g

कुल

Turnicidae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a tiny 12–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Australia. Pale sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; white eye; swift runner. Inhabits open dry grasslands, gibber plains, and mulga scrub across arid interior Australia. Highly nomadic, following rainfall. The smallest Australian buttonquail. Polyandrous.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	15.0 cm	5.9 in
वजन	43.75 g	1.54 oz

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 15 days.

अंडों की संख्या

3-4

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Turnicidae
Genus	Turnix
प्रजातियां	Turnix velox

Distribution

Little Buttonquail has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded