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Sighting 4356847

Turnix varius

2 Painted Buttonquail at Yass River, NSW

Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
Turnix varius at Yass River, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 07:21 PM
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Identification history

Turnix varius 14 Nov 2020 Illilanga
Turnix varius 13 Nov 2020 SenexRugosus

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User's notes

Stop frames from video. Full 40 second clip is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILC3YJKsbVc&feature=youtu.be Appears to be a pair; Image 1 is of the first bird, Image 2 is the second. They were chatting to each other with a soft "mweep" sound - a bit like a guinea pig.

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Sighting information

Species information

  • Turnix varius Scientific name
  • Painted Buttonquail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1037.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 91 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Turnix varia
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