Family: Turnicidae (Buttonquails)

Authority: Robinson, 1900

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
The infrequency of sightings since the last specimen was collected in 1922, with just one locality documented in the last decade, and frequent confusion with Painted Button-quail T. varia with which it is thought to co-occur in the southern part of its range, suggest that the species is very rare, may still be in decline and potentially has fewer than 50 mature individuals left. For these reasons, the species is assessed as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 1-249, 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 30,200 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - Australia
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial