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Painted quail and their subspecies are found in India, Sri Lanka, southeast China, Taiwan, Hainan Island, southeast Asia (including Thailand, Myanmar, and Viet Nam), the Phillipines, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra (Butler, 1897; Delacour, 1947; Harper, 1986; Hayes, 1992), Borneo and Sarawak (Smythies, 1981), Java, the Celebes, Lombok, Sumba, Flores, Timor Islands, New Guinea, north to southeastern Australia (Butler, 1897; Delacour, 1947; Harper, 1986; Hayes, 1992), and as far east as Madagascar. They have been introduced into Mauritius and Reunion (Rutgers and Norris, 1970) as well as Guam (Mayr, 1945).
Biogeographic Regions: palearctic (Native ); oriental (Introduced , Native ); ethiopian (Introduced , Native ); australian (Native )
Butler, A. 1897. The Chinese Quail (Excalfactoria chinensis). Avicultural Magazine, 4(37): 1-3.
Delacour, J. 1947. Birds of Malasia. New York: The Macmillan Co.
Harper, D. 1986. Pet Birds for Home and Garden. London: Salamander Books Ltd.
Hayes, L. 1992. The Chinese Painted Quail (The Button Quail): Their Breeding and Care. Valley Center, CA: Hayes.
Mayr, E. 1945. Birds of the Southwest Pacific. New York: The Macmillan Company.
Rutgers, A., K. Norris. 1970. Encyclopedia of Aviculture, Vol. 1. London: Blandford Press.
Smythies, B. 1981. The Birds of Borneo. Kuala Lumpur: The Malayan Nature Society.
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