CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Turnix melanogaster  

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Inskip Point, QLD (Mar, 2010)

The colour and pattern of this bird's plumage certainly enable it to blend in with its surroundings.

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Black-breasted Button-quail (male)

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Saucerer

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Camouflage expert

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Female Black-breasted Button-Quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Working the hole

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Male Black-breasted Button-Quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Female Black-breasted Button-Quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Female Black-breasted Button-Quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Female Black-breasted Button-Quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Finding Black-breasted Button-Quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Black-breasted Button-quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Black-breasted Button-quail

Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)

Black-breasted Button-quail