Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix maculosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyTurnicidae (Buttonquails)
- GenusTurnix (Buttonquail)
- SpeciesTurnix maculosus (Red-backed Buttonquail)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Turnix castanotus
Red-chested Buttonquail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-backed Buttonquail in Kakadu National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Red-backed Buttonquail sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-backed Buttonquail in Kakadu National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-backed Buttonquail in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.