Turnix velox

20 Little Buttonquail at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Turnix velox	31 Oct 2021	Liam.m
	Unverified	31 Oct 2021	TimL

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Significant sighting

Liam.m noted:

31 Oct 2021

Very rare visitor to the region

User's notes

The bird was sitting on the side of the path at the lower end of ANBG's Sydney Region Gully and was so well camouflaged that it almost got stepped on. It ran off to hide under adjacent bushes and eventually ran away from the area using bushes and undergrowth for cover. Thanks to Barbara and Marcus for help with photographing the bird.

4 comments

Liam.m wrote:

31 Oct 2021

Great Sighting

HelenCross wrote:

1 Nov 2021

Wow, fantastic Tim!

TimL wrote:

1 Nov 2021

Thanks Helen. ANBG just keeps giving! Tim

KylieWaldon wrote:

3 Nov 2021

awesome. It took me 30 years to find my first quail in the wild.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109495 -35.274122
Altitude 599.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 Oct 2021 12:00 PM Recorded on
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Significant Featured Birds Other Birds Intermediate size TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Turnix velox Scientific name
Little Buttonquail Common name
Not Sensitive
Very rare / threatened
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 775.96m Recorded at altitude
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