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title: "Bonte vechtkwartel"
description: "Turnix varius — Vogels. The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/painted-buttonquail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bonte vechtkwartel

> Turnix varius — Vogels. The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Turnix varius*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1118
- Wikidata: [Q663363](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q663363)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20907](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20907)

## Names

- en: Painted Buttonquail
- de: Buntlaufhühnchen
- es: Torillo Pintojo
- fr: Turnix bariolé
- nl: Bonte vechtkwartel
- pt: Toirão-colorido
- pl: Przepiórnik śniady

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1049)

## Summary

The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos painted buttonquail (Turnix varius scintillans), is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_buttonquail

## Photo

![Bonte vechtkwartel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/painted-buttonquail/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241595281

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/painted-buttonquail?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).