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Painted or New Caledonian Buttonquail
Turnix [varius or novaecaledoniae] (= Turnix varius) (Latham, J 1801)
The painted buttonquail is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos painted buttonquail, is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Turnicidae
Genus:
Turnix
Scientific:
Turnix varius
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Turnicidae
Genus:
Turnix
Scientific:
Turnix varius
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Perdix varia
Type locality:
Sydney, New South Wales.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/69/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AC18D7C47F7036C8
Avibase ID:
avibase-AC18D7C4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AC18D7C4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 678967
Geographic range:
- Turnix varius: wooded scrub and tussocky areas in lowlands and hills of southwestern Australia including Houtman Abrolhos Islands (off southwest); and southeastern and eastern Australia including Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait
- Turnix varius varius: southwestern, eastern, and southeastern Australia including Tasmania
- Turnix varius scintillans: Houtman Abrolhos Islands (off southwestern Australia)
- Turnix novaecaledoniae: formerly New Caledonia; probably extinct, not reported with certainty since 1889
Source: Clements checklist
Painted or New Caledonian Buttonquail
French:
Turnix bariolé ou T. calédonien
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Painted or New Caledonian Buttonquail ( Turnix [varius or novaecaledoniae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Painted or New Caledonian Buttonquail ( Turnix [varius or novaecaledoniae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Painted or New Caledonian Buttonquail ( Turnix [varius or novaecaledoniae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Painted Button-quail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Turnix bariolé ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Turnix bariolé ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Painted Quail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Painted Button-Quail ( Turnix varia) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Painted Button-Quail ( Turnix varia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varius) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Painted Buttonquail ( Turnix varia) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turnix varius [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turnix varius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Turnix [varius, novaecaledoniae or olivii]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: যাঙা নাটাফমটয
Bengali (transliteration): rāṅā nāṭābaṭēra*
Catalan: Guatlla pintada ullroja
Czech: Perepel pestrý, perepel rudooký
Danish: Rødøjet Løbehøne
German: Buntes Laufhühnchen, Buntlaufhühnchen
English: Painted Button Quail, Painted Buttonquail, Painted Button-Quail, Painted or New Caledonian Buttonquail, Painted Quail
English, HBW: Painted/New Caledonian Buttonquail
English (IOC): New Caledonian/Painted Buttonquail, Painted Buttonquail
English (United States): Painted Buttonquail
Esperanto: Buntoturnico
Spanish: Torillo Pintado, Torillo Pintojo, Tortillo pintado
Spanish (Spain): Torillo Pintojo
Spanish (HBW): Painted Buttonquail
Estonian: suurledik
Finnish: Pensaikkopyyjuoksija
French: Hémipode peint, Turnix bariolé, Turnix bariolé ou T. calédonien, Turnix varié
Croatian: velika trkuša
Hungarian: tarka guvatfürj
Icelandic: Snúðfætla
Italian: Quaglia tridattila pittata, Quaglia tridattila varia
Japanese (romaji): sasafumifuuzura, sasamifuuzura
Japanese: ササフミフウズラ, ササミフウズラ
Kirghiz: кооз үч шады
Scientific: Perdix varia, Turnix [varius or novaecaledoniae], Turnix varia, Turnix varia varia, Turnix varius, Turnix varius varius
Lithuanian: Puošnioji tripirštė
Dutch: Bonte Vechtkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudaugespringvaktel
Norwegian: Rødøyespringvaktel
Polish: przepiórnik sniady, przepiórnik śniady
Portuguese: Toirão-colorido
Portuguese (Portugal): toirão-colorido
Russian: Расписная трехперстка, Расписная трёхперстка, Расписная трёхпёрстка
Slovak: prepeľovec maľovaný
Serbian: Šarena prepeličica
Swedish: Brokspringhöna
Turkish: Boyalı bıldırcınyelvesi
Ukrainian: Триперстка червоноока
Chinese: 彩三趾鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 花彩三趾鶉
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