Adult and chick © Soumendu Das eBird S47254358 Macaulay Library ML 107786581
Adult © Zak Pohlen
Adult © Ang TH
Adult and chick © Brad Arthur
Adult © Tommy Pedersen

Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

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Identification

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Tiny quail-like bird that is actually more closely related to shorebirds. Intricately patterned above, with a buffy-orange breast and pale belly. Note black spots on the upper sides of the chest. Female is the better-marked of the two sexes. Found in grassy or scrubby areas, where it can be difficult to see; listen for female’s low sonorous moos, most commonly given at dawn and dusk.

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