Red-backed Buttonquail / Turnix maculosus LC
- Synonyms Black-backed Bustardquail, Red-backed Button-Quail, Red-backed Button Quail, Black-backed Buttonquail, Red backed Buttonquail, Spotted Buttonquail
- Old latin name for bird Turnix maculosa, Hemipodius maculosus
Red-backed Buttonquailbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Red-backed Buttonquail
- Breeding region Australasia
- Breeding subregion Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas to sc, ne, se New Guinea, n, e Australia and e Bismarck Arch.
Red-backed Buttonquail subspecies (14)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnix maculosus beccarii | Sulawesi, Togian Is. (between ne and ec Sulawesi), Muna (s of se Sulawesi) and Tomia Is. (Tukangbesi Is., se of se Sulawesi) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus floresianus | Sumbawa, Komodo, Padar, Flores and Alor (w, c Lesser Sundas) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus furvus | Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus giluwensis | montane ec New Guinea | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus horsbrughi | s New Guinea | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus kinneari | Peleng (Banggai Is., e of Sulawesi) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus maculosus | Rote, Semau, Timor, Wetar, Kisar and Moa (e of Timor; e Lesser Sundas) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus mayri | Tagula and Veina (c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus melanotus | ne WA to ec NSW (n, e Australia) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus obiensis | Obi (nc Moluccas), Babar (far e Lesser Sundas) and Kai Is. (se Moluccas) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus salomonis | Guadalcanal (sc Solomon Is.) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus saturatus | New Britain and Duke of York Is. (to ne of New Britain; se Bismarck Arch.) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus savuensis | Sawu (=Savu, e of Sumba, c Lesser Sundas) | - | No |
| Turnix maculosus sumbanus | Sumba (sw Lesser Sundas) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | রারচঠ নাটাফমটয |
| Catalan | guatlla pintada dorsi-roja |
| Chinese | 红背三趾鹑 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅背三趾鶉 |
| Croatian | sivoleđa trkuša |
| Czech | Perepel cervenohrbetý, perepel australasijský |
| Danish | Grårygget Løbehøne |
| Dutch | Roodrugvechtkwartel |
| Esperanto | Ruĝdorsa turnico |
| Estonian | rohuledik |
| Finnish | ruohikkopyyjuoksija |
| French | Turnix à dos rouge, Turnix moucheté |
| German | Fleckenlaufhühnchen |
| Hungarian | foltos guvatfürj |
| Indonesian | Gemak totol, Sonta |
| Italian | Quaglia tridattila dorsorosso |
| Japanese | アカエリミフウズラ |
| Lithuanian | šlakuotoji tripirštė |
| Norwegian | rødhalsspringvaktel |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Raudhalsspringvaktel |
| Polish | przepiórnik cienkodzioby |
| Portuguese | toirão-de-dorso-vermelho |
| Russian | Красноспинная трёхпёрстка, Красноспинная трёхперстка |
| Serbian | Prepeličica crvenih leđa, Crvenoleđa prepeličica |
| Slovak | prepeľovec ostrozobý |
| Spanish | Tortillo moteado, Torillo moteado |
| Swedish | Rödryggad springhöna, gråryggig springhöna |
| Turkish | Kızıl Sırtlı Bıldırcınyelvesi |
| Ukrainian | триперстка тонкодзьоба |