Bird
Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix maculosus · Turnicidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Mar · Novmost records
Records38in 2 countries
Most seen inEast Timor29 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Red-backed Buttonquail in brief
The red-backed buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a bird of the Turnicidae family — species of bird.
Across the 2 countries we cover it has 38 published records, most of them from East Timor and Solomon Islands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, March and November and fall to their lowest in February and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
East Timor29 records · best Mar, Jan
Solomon Islands9 records · best Oct, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.