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Red-chested buttonquail

Turnix pyrrhothorax (Gould, 1841)

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The red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a species in the family Turnicidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 37.1 g to 56.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the red-chested buttonquail

Weight
37.1 g – 56.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the red-chested buttonquail live?

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.

The red-chested buttonquail is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the red-chested buttonquail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae.

It is endemic to Australia. The species is generally regarded as widespread, although uncommon, in New South Wales, Queensland, northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and classified as Vulnerable in Victoria.

The red-chested buttonquail is a small reddish-brown, ground-running bird, which avoids flying. The female is brighter and slightly larger in size and weight. The female is polyandrous, initiating courtship among several males and expelling rival females from her territory.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-chested buttonquail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-chested_buttonquail&oldid=1339748791), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-chested buttonquail endangered?

The red-chested buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the red-chested buttonquail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyTurnicidae
  6. genusTurnix
  7. SpeciesTurnix pyrrhothorax (Gould, 1841)

Synonyms Hemipodius pyrrhothorax, Turnix pyrrhothorax pyrrhothorax

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Red-chested button-quailEnglish
  • Red-chested button-quailEnglish
  • سمان ذو النقرة في الذقن أحمر الصدرArabic
  • guatlla pintada pit-rojaCatalan
  • perepel rezavoprsýCzech
  • corsofliar frongochWelsh
  • Rødbrystet LøbehøneDanish
  • Rotbrust-LaufhühnchenGerman
  • rufbrusta turnicoEsperanto
  • Torillo pechirrufoSpanish
  • roostepugu-ledikEstonian
  • ruostepyyjuoksijaFinnish
  • Turnix à poitrine rousseFrench
  • crvenoprsa trkušaCroatian
  • vörösmellű guvatfürjHungarian
  • Quaglia tridattila pettorossoItalian
  • ムネアカミフウズラJapanese
  • raudonkrūtė tripirštėLithuanian
  • RoodborstvechtkwartelDutch
  • rødbrystspringvaktelNorwegian
  • przepiórnik rdzawopierśnyPolish
  • toirão-de-peito-ruivoPortuguese
  • toirão-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красногрудая трёхперсткаRussian
  • Красногрудая трёхпёрсткаRussian
  • prepeľovec hrdzavoprsýSlovak
  • Crvenogruda prepeličicaSerbian
  • rödbröstad springhönaSwedish
  • Kızıl Göğüslü BıldırcınyelvesiTurkish
  • триперстка рудоволаUkrainian
  • 紅胸三趾鶉Chinese
  • 红胸三趾鹑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-chested buttonquail

Other species in the same genus Turnix.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-chested buttonquail?

An adult red-chested buttonquail weighs 37.1 g – 56.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the red-chested buttonquail live?

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

Is the red-chested buttonquail endangered?

The red-chested buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-chested buttonquail?

The red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) belongs to the family Turnicidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_chested_buttonquail_2026,
  title = {Red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-chested-buttonquail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}