Small Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Charadriiformes · Turnicidae

About

The common buttonquail, also called Kurrichane buttonquail and Andalusian hemipode, is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds that resemble but are not closely related to the true quails.

Fun Fact

Buttonquails are not true quails but a distinct family where females are larger, more colorful, and compete for males—who do all the incubation and chick-rearing.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Lives by preference in cornfields and stretches of grassy plain though it may also be found in any type of low herbage and open scrub jungle.

Diet

Insectivore

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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