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ML201659051 IBC 1191500

Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius

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Location

Lagoon Reserve
Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
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Map
Map Coordinates: -37.841, 144.944
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Foraging or eating

Media notes

wild female foraging through leaf litter. It is known that Painted Button-quail create round bare patches in leaf litter as a part of their foraging behaviour. This is how they do it. She seemed to be quite successful - grabbing a food item every minute or so. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.

Observation details

IBC scientific name: Turnix varius.

Collection

Internet Bird Collection (IBC)

Technical information

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Original file size
27.39 MB