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Australian Govt - Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 - Recovery Outline
Link to species profile on Search for Lost Birds website
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Buff-breasted Buttonquail Turnix olivii. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/buff-breasted-buttonquail-turnix-olivii on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.