| Chestnut-backed buttonquail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Turnicidae |
| Genus: | Turnix |
| Species: | T. castanotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Turnix castanotus (Gould, 1840)
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| Distribution of the chestnut-backed buttonquail | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemipodius castanotus Gould | |
The chestnut-backed buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae. It is endemic to Australia.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turnix castanotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680560A92866466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680560A92866466.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (1 May 2014). "Species Turnix (Austroturnix) castanotus (Gould, 1840)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 April 2022.