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Hottentot Buttonquail

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Black-rumped Buttonquail Alternate name
Turnix hottentotta Scientific name 
Passeriformes Order
Turnicidae Family   
Male 14cm      Female 15cm               Length
Grassland and savanna, below 1,800 m Habitat
2(3)5incubated in 12-14 days by male. Clutch   Eggs
Seeds, invertebrates.   Food   Diet
Shy seldom flies.                       Habits
504 World No
Least Concern Status

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