Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora
Boughshed Camp, Bladensburg NP, C Qld IMG_3903 20200906 - australis. click for another pic.
Notes: Large, heavily marked ground-dwelling plump quail.
Dense wavy barring under;
plain face w. no supercilium
(cf Stubble Quail). Iris red
in mainland ssp, yellow in larger
Tas ssp. Female is similar to male but
rather paler. Mournful two-note call whistle.
In swampy areas with dense
long grass. Explodes from cover when almost underfoot.
Range from Pizzey & Knight©
Barker River, King Leopold Ranges, N WA IMG_9839 20180827 -australis
Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, S Vic IMG_9596 20230417 -australis
Point Plomar, E NSW IMG_7768 20110226 -australis
Nifold Plain, Lakefield NP, CYPAL, FN Qld IMG_1415 20220901 -australis CLICK for closeup of one of these.
Bruny Island, Tasmania IMG_1395 20160224 - ypsilophora
end, Springvale Road, Wondecla, Tablelands, FNE Qld IMG_7910 20240218 - calling late afternoon.