Barred Buttonquail

Turnix suscitator (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

≈15 cmLength49 gWeight

This bird has a rufous back and blue-gray bill, with the female more conspicuous than the male.

Busiest months: October–May and July–August · Most records: India, China, Sri Lanka

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Back rufous
Bill and legs and feet blue-gray
Female has black on the throat and center of the breast
Pale yellow patch on the scapulars in flight

Male, female and young

Female is larger and more brightly colored, with black on the throat and center of the breast.

Voice

A series of “drr-r-r-r-r-r” notes like a motorcycle, also a loud “hoon-hoon-hoon”.

Where and when it's recorded

Barred Buttonquail has been recorded at 475 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Yala National ParkSri Lanka506 records
Aogu Wetland IBATaiwan (China)311 records
Ankasamudra Bird SanctuaryIndia300 records

More places

Nantou – Puli LanchengTaiwan (China)278 records
Uda Walawe NPSri Lanka270 records
Nantou – Puli GongtiangouTaiwan (China)215 records
Stanley Reservoir – Pannavadi, MetturIndia213 records
Byatarayana Doddi KereIndia211 records
Rishi Valley – School CampusIndia207 records
Hoskote / Hosakote KereIndia199 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India China Sri Lanka Thailand Cambodia Indonesia Singapore Malaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The barred buttonquail or common bustard-quail (Turnix suscitator) is a species of buttonquail, one of a small family (Turnicidae) of birds which resemble, but are not closely related to, the true quails. This species is resident from India across tropical Asia to south China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Questions

How big is the Barred Buttonquail?

The Barred Buttonquail is about ≈15 cm long and weighs around 49 g.

Where does the Barred Buttonquail live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: widespread. It is most often recorded in India, China and Sri Lanka.

When is the best time to see the Barred Buttonquail?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March, April, May, July, August, October, November and December (Northern Hemisphere).