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Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation (Recovery Plan— Turnix
melanogaster) Instrument 2023

We jointly make a recovery plan under subsection 269A(3) of the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, titled:

    National Recovery Plan for the Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster),
    Commonwealth of Australia 2022

Dated                  4 February 2023

Tanya Plibersek
Minister for the Environment and Water (Commonwealth)

Dated                   8 March 2023

Meaghan Scanlon
Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef (Queensland)

       1   Name

         This instrument is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
       (Recovery Plan— Turnix melanogaster) Instrument 2023.

       2 Commencement

         This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

       3    Authority

         This instrument is made under subsection 269A(3) of the Environment
       Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

National Recovery Plan for
Black-breasted Button-quail
(Turnix melanogaster)

The Species Profile and Threats Database pages linked to this recovery plan is obtainable from:
www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia, 2022

National Recovery Plan for Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster) is licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence with the exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, the logo of the agency responsible for publishing the report, content supplied by third parties, and any images depicting people. For licence conditions see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This report should be attributed as 'National Recovery Plan for
Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster), Commonwealth
of Australia 2022'.

The Commonwealth of Australia has made all reasonable efforts to identify content supplied by third parties using the following format '© Copyright, <name of third party>'.

Disclaimer

While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication.

Images credits

Cover page: Adult female Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster) (© Patrick T.D. Webster).

Table of Contents

Acronyms

1.   Summary
 Species description, distribution and habitat
 Recovery Plan Vision, Objective, and Strategies:
 Criteria for success
 Recovery team

2.   Introduction
 Conservation status
 Taxonomy
 Species description
 Species distribution in Australia
 Population trends
 Cultural and community significance
 Relevant biology and ecology
 Habitat critical to the survival

3.   Threats
 Historical causes of decline
 Current threatening processes
 Threat prioritisation

4.    Populations under particular pressure

5.    Vision, Objectives and Strategies
 Long-term Vision
 Recovery Plan Objectives
 Strategies to achieve objectives

6.    Actions to achieve the specific objectives

7.    Duration and cost of the recovery process

8.   Effects on other native species and biodiversity benefits

9.    Social and economic considerations

10.  Affected interests

11.  Consultation

12.  Organisations and persons involved in evaluating