King Quail

Postman's Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1553 20220312 - victoriae female

Notes: AKA Blue-breasted Quail. The smallest "true quail". In flight looks uniformly dark above.
Male gorgeously attired, w. a blue head & breast, deep cinnamon belly, & neat black-&-white
throat markings. Female brown w. a paler belly & a plain brown face; strongly barred flanks.
Ssp variation is minor, largely clinal. In very dense ground cover in damp & swampy
sites, including grassland, fernland & heath.

Range from Pizzey & Knight^©(modified)

Postman's Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1552 20220312 - victoriae female

Location IMG_xxxx 20191129