Buttonquail

Buttonquails are small, ground-dwelling birds in the family Turnicidae, within the order Charadriiformes. They resemble true quails but are not closely related to them.

Turnicidae: Turnicidae is the bird family comprising the buttonquails. This is the family to which every buttonquail belongs.
Scratching: Scratching is a foraging behavior in which an animal rakes loose material aside to expose food. Buttonquails uncover seeds and small invertebrates by scratching leaf litter and soil.
Small buttonquail: The small buttonquail is a widespread African species of open grassland and scrub. It illustrates the family’s compact form and preference for ground cover.
Old World quail: Old World quails are small galliform birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae. They resemble buttonquails in size and ground-dwelling habits but belong to Galliformes.
Charadriiformes: Charadriiformes is a bird order that includes shorebirds, gulls, and buttonquails. Buttonquails belong to this order despite their terrestrial appearance.
Cryptic coloration: Cryptic coloration reduces an animal’s visibility by blending with its surroundings. Mottled plumage helps buttonquails disappear among grasses and ground cover.
Barred buttonquail: The barred buttonquail is an Asian species distinguished by barred plumage. Its broad Asian range shows the family’s distribution beyond Africa.
New World quail: New World quails are terrestrial birds in the family Odontophoridae. Their quail-like appearance offers another comparison without close kinship to buttonquails.
Galliformes: Galliformes is a bird order that includes pheasants, chickens, turkeys, and true quails. True quails belong here, not with buttonquails.
Polygyny: Polygyny is a mating system in which one male mates with multiple females. Females may mate with several males, leaving each male to incubate a clutch.

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King quailCompared with: Its similar size and name can obscure that it is not a close relative.