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Formerly recognized subspecies yorki (north-eastern Australia) and pseutes (north-western Australia) now considered inseparable from melanota. Subspecies mayri sometimes merged with similar horsbrughi (New Guinea).

Subspecies celestinoi of Small Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) of south-eastern Philippines often referred to present species, on grounds of sympatry of two distinct Turnix forms on Mindanao. However, this sympatry remains to be demonstrated, and stronger evidence required to justify range extension of present species to include Philippines.

The following 14 subspecies are recognised:

• beccarii Salvadori, 1875   -  Sulawesi, Muna and Tukangbesi Is.
• kinneari Neumann, 1939   -  Peleng (Banggai Is).
• obiensis Sutter, 1955   -  Obi and Kai Is (Moluccas), Babar (Lesser Sundas).
• sumbanus Sutter, 1955   -  Sumba (Lesser Sundas).
• floresianus Sutter, 1955   -  Sumbawa, Komodo, Padar, Flores, Alor (Lesser Sundas).
• maculosus (Temminck, 1815)   -  Lesser Sundas (Roti, Semau, Timor, Wetar, Moa and Kisar).
• savuensis Sutter, 1955   -  Sawu (Lesser Sundas).
• saturatus Forbes, 1882   -  New Britain and Duke of York I (Bismarck Archipelago).
• furvus Parkes, 1949   -  Huon Peninsula (north-eastern New Guinea).
• giluwensis Sims, 1954   -  Central-eastern New Guinea.
• horsbrughi Ingram, W, 1909   -  Southern New Guinea.
• mayri Sutter, 1955   -  Louisiade Archipelago.
• salomonis Mayr, 1938   -  Guadalcanal I. (Solomon Is).
• melanotus (Gould, 1837)   -  Northern and eastern Australia.

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