Birds of India - Buttonquails

Buttonquails

Order: Gruiformes. Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails.The female is the brighter of the sexes, and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. There are 16 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in India.

  • Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
  • Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki
  • Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

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