About the Black-rumped Buttonquail
The black-rumped buttonquail is a small species of bird in the buttonquail family.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
ID tip
This species has a brown back, rufous chest, and pale belly, brown irises and a black rump. As usual for buttonquails but not for most birds, the female is larger and brighter than the male. The birds are shy and difficult to flush.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Congo - Kinshasa.
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusThey exhibit sexual dimorphism in which males whiter heads with females having darker heads.
Chestnut-backed ButtonquailTurnix castanotusThe chestnut-backed buttonquail is a species of bird in the family Turnicidae.
Fynbos ButtonquailTurnix hottentottusThe Fynbos buttonquail is a bird in the family Turnicidae formerly considered conspecific with the black-rumped buttonquail.
Learn the Black-rumped Buttonquail for real
BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.
Play BeakBrainEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.