# New Caledonian buttonquail (*Turnix novaecaledoniae*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The new caledonian buttonquail (Turnix novaecaledoniae) is a species in the family Turnicidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 90.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 90.2 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Critically Endangered (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Charadriiformes
- family: Turnicidae
- genus: Turnix
- species: *Turnix novaecaledoniae* Ogilvie-Grant, 1889

Synonyms: *Turnix novae caledoniae*, *Turnix varius novaecaledonia*, *Turnix varius novaecaledoniae*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the new caledonian buttonquail?

An adult new caledonian buttonquail weighs 90.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the new caledonian buttonquail live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the new caledonian buttonquail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the new caledonian buttonquail endangered?

The new caledonian buttonquail is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

### What kind of animal is the new caledonian buttonquail?

The new caledonian buttonquail (Turnix novaecaledoniae) belongs to the family Turnicidae in the order Charadriiformes.

## Sources

- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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