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Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus (Gould, J 1840)

The chestnut-backed buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to Australia. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Turnicidae
Genus:
   Turnix
Scientific:
  Turnix castanotus

Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1840)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1839), Pt7 no.82 p. 145

Protonym:
  Hemipodius castanotus

Type locality:
  Northwest coast of Australia = Port Essington, Northern Territory, apud Mathews.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571388

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  46184F93B290165E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-46184F93

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/46184F93

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 678966

Geographic range:

  • Turnix castanotus: locally in coastal northern Australia and offshore islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Catalan:
Guatlla pintada dorsicastanya
Czech:
perepel kaštanový
Danish:
Brunrygget Løbehøne
German:
Rotrücken-Laufhühnchen
Spanish:
Torillo Dorsicastaño
Spanish (Spain):
Torillo Dorsicastaño
Finnish:
savannipyyjuoksija
French:
Turnix castanote
Croatian:
kestenjasta trkuša
Hungarian:
vöröshátú guvatfürj
Italian:
Quaglia tridattila dorsocastano
Japanese (romaji):
seakamifuuzura
Japanese:
セアカミフウズラ
Lithuanian:
Rudnugarė tripirštė
Dutch:
Rosse Vechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Perlespringvaktel
Norwegian:
Perlespringvaktel
Polish:
przepiórnik rdzawogrzbiety
Portuguese:
Toirão-de-dorso-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal):
toirão-de-dorso-castanho
Russian:
Каштановоспинная трёхперстка
Slovak:
prepeľovec hnedochrbtý
Serbian:
Prepeličica kestenjastih leđa
Swedish:
rostryggig springhöna
Ukrainian:
Триперстка північна
Chinese:
栗背三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
栗背三趾鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Chestnut-backed Button-quail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Turnix castanote ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Turnix castanote ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Chestnut-backed Quail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Chestnut-backed Quail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Turnix castanota castanota [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Chestnut-backed Button-Quail ( Turnix castanota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanotus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Chestnut-backed Button-quail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Turnix castanota [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail ( Turnix castanota) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turnix castanotus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turnix castanotus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Turnix [varius, novaecaledoniae, castanotus or olivii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bengali: িয়যাচ঩ঠ নাটাফমটয
Bengali (transliteration): khaẏarāpiṭha nāṭābaṭēra*
Catalan: Guatlla pintada dorsicastanya
Czech: Perepel kaštanový
Danish: Brunrygget Løbehøne
German: Robinsonlauf, Rotrückenlaufhühnchen, Rotrücken-Laufhühnchen
English: Chestnut backed Buttonquail, Chestnut-backed Button Quail, Chestnut-backed Buttonquail, Chestnut-backed Button-Quail, Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (nominal form), Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (nominate), Chestnut-backed Quail
English, HBW: Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
English (IOC): Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
English (United States): Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Esperanto: Avela turnico
Spanish: Torillo de Lomo Castaño, Torillo Dorsicastaño, Tortillo de lomo castaño
Spanish (Spain): Torillo Dorsicastaño
Spanish (HBW): Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Estonian: queenslandi ledik, savanniledik
Finnish: Savannipyyjuoksija
French: Turnix à dos marron, Turnix castanote, Turnix castanote (nominal), Turnix castanote (nominale), Turnix castanote (race nominale)
Croatian: kestenjasta trkuša
Hungarian: vöröshátú guvatfürj
Italian: Quaglia tridattila dorsocastano
Japanese (romaji): seakamifuuzura
Japanese: セアカミフウズラ
Scientific: Hemipodius castanotus, Turnix castanota, Turnix castanota castanota, Turnix castanotus, Turnix castanotus castanotus
Lithuanian: Rudnugarė tripirštė
Dutch: Rosse Vechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Perlespringvaktel
Norwegian: Perlespringvaktel
Polish: przepiórnik rdzawogrzbiety
Portuguese: Toirão-de-dorso-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal): toirão-de-dorso-castanho
Russian: Каштановоспинная трёхперстка, Каштановоспинная трёхпёрстка
Slovak: prepeľovec hnedochrbtý
Serbian: Prepeličica kestenjastih leđa
Swedish: Rostryggad springhöna, rostryggig springhöna
Turkish: Kestane sırtlı bıldırcınyelvesi
Ukrainian: Триперстка північна
Chinese: 栗背三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 栗背三趾鶉

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