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Species
Turnix maculosus Temminck, 1815
Nomenclature
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Family: TurnicidaeGenus: Turnix
Species:
Turnix maculosus Temminck, 1815
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Red-backed Buttonquail, Black-backed/Black-spotted/Orange-breasted/Red-collared/Spotted(!) Buttonquail
SUMMARY
Small Turnix with darkish UpP, slender yellow bill, pale eyes and yellow legs. Female brighter and more rufous than male. Non-breeding birds duller, also some individual variationin brightness. Juvenile smalle, darker, more motted and scalloped, with darky eyes. Races vary in size and colour, some much darker overall.