Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed ButtonquailIt occurs in northern Australia. Several birds were confirmed in Queensland in 2020 outside its previously documented range. Much of its ecology remains poorly known.What does it look like?The reported photographs note a large bill, yellow iris, and chestnut back as identification features.How does it live?It occurs in northern Australia. Several birds were confirmed in Queensland in 2020 outside its previously documented range. Much of its ecology remains poorly known.At Westmoreland Station the habitat was open eucalypt woodland with sparse canopy, low shrubs, grass, bare ground, and rocky lateritic substrate. The authors note that the species' ecology is poorly known.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.