The red-chested buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-chested Buttonquail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Turnix velox
- Turnix sylvaticus
- Coturnix pectoralis
- Turnix maculosus
- Turnix varius
- Coturnix coturnix — considered poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Turnicidae
- Genus
- Turnix
- Species
- Turnix pyrrhothorax
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