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Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora

Described by: Bosc (1792)
Alternate common name(s): Tasmanian Brown Quail, Swamp Quail
Old scientific name(s): Synoicus ypsilophorus

Photographs

Julatten, Queensland, Australia - 1984 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Lesser Sundas, New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Flores, Timor, Wetar, Kisar, Leti, Moa and Lakor.
(2) Sumba, Savu.
(3) N. New Guinea.
(4) C. New Guinea.
(5) S. New Guinea.
(6) E. New Guinea.
(7) Se. New Guinea in alpine areas.
(8) S. slopes of mountains in se. New Guinea.
(9) Sw. and e. Australia (sw. and ne. Western Australia, n. Northern Territory (Kakadu National Park, Holmes JungleSwamp near Darwin), e. Queensland, New South Wales (Glen Davis Road), Victoria and se. South Australia).
(10) Tasmania.
Introduced to New Zealand and Fiji.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Tom Tarrant

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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