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actions.
   * Threats within the range of the Black-breasted Button-quail are managed, and reduced to avoid or mitigate impacts on the species.
   * There has been an improvement in the quality and extent of Black-breasted Button-quail habitat throughout, and at the extremities, of the species' range and a network of sites is protected and managed for the species.
   * Understanding of the species' ecology has increased, in particular knowledge of movement patterns, habitat use, the impact of threatening processes and breeding ecology.
   * There is increased participation by key stakeholders and the public in recovery efforts and monitoring.

Recovery team

Recovery teams provide advice and assist in coordinating actions described in recovery plans. They include representatives from organisations with a direct interest in the recovery of the species, including those involved in funding and those participating in actions that support the recovery of the species. The Black-breasted Button-quail Recovery Team has the responsibility of providing advice, coordinating and directing the implementation of the recovery actions outlined in this recovery plan. The membership of the recovery team includes individuals from relevant government agencies, non-government organisations, Traditional Owners, industry groups and expertise from independent researchers and community groups.

2. Introduction

This document constitutes the 'National Recovery Plan for Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster).' The plan considers the conservation requirements of the species across its range and identifies the actions to be taken to ensure the species' long-term viability in nature, and the parties that will undertake those actions.

This recovery plan supersedes the previous recovery plan (Mathieson & Smith 2009) that was adopted under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) in November 2009.

The previous Black-breasted Button-quail recovery plan (Mathieson & Smith 2009) was reviewed in January 2021 by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The review noted that since the adoption of the recovery plan in 2009, a small amount of progress had been made in facilitating the conservation of the species. Most effort was directed towards defining and mapping habitat and developing species- specific survey methods. However, most actions were still to be initiated, or progress on these actions could not be tracked. Many of the actions identified in the recovery plan were still deemed relevant for recovering the species. The review noted that lack of on-ground investment was the primary limiting factor in achieving the stated objectives. Success of the recovery plan was also limited by the availability of knowledgeable and experienced personnel to undertake recovery actions.

The review determined that the actions required to conserve and promote recovery of the species include short- and long-term activities that need to be coordinated at a landscape/regional level with a range of stakeholder groups. The review