Barred Buttonquail

Description:

A typical little quail, rufous-brown above, rusty and buff below. Chin, throat and breast closely barred with black. Female larger and more richly coloured, with throat and middle of breast black. The blue-grey bill and legs, and yellowish white eyes are diagnostic, as are also the pale buff shoulder-patches on the wings when in flight. Absence of hind toe distinguishes Bustard and Button quails from true quails. Pairs, in scrub and grassland.

Habitat:

Found in most habitats except dense forest and desert. Partial to scrub jungle, light deciduous forest, and neighborhood of cultivation.