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Wright has or used to have 36 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Black-breasted Button-quail.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Black-breasted Button-quail
Turnix melanogaster
Status: Vulnerable
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Turnix melanogaster is found across 29 electorates.
The Black-breasted Button-quail is a large, plump, pale-eyed button-quail. It is similar in size to the Painted Button-quail. The male Black-breasted Button-quails are about 18 cm long, with a wingspan of 32-35 cm, and weighing 65g. The females are larger, weighing 100g. The sexes differ in plumage, and there is no seasonal variation. Males have finely patterned backs and wings with brown, black, grey and white mottling. The face and throat are whitish and the breast is black with numerous white half-moon markings. The female is similar in all respects except for having a black face and throat, a larger dark area over the upper and lower breast and heavier white half-moon markings on the upper and lower breast. The bill is grey and the legs are pale yellow. Juveniles resemble males but are duller.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Adverse fire regimes
Climate change and severe weather
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation
Invasive species and diseases
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
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