彩三趾鹑

分类位置

同属物种

棕三趾鹑

Barred Buttonquail

黑胸三趾鹑

Black-breasted Buttonquail

黄胸三趾鹑

Buff-breasted Buttonquail

栗背三趾鹑

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

非洲三趾鹑

Fynbos Buttonquail

小三趾鹑

Little Buttonquail

形态与习性

The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) 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 (Turnix varius scintillans), is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.