In humid savanna on Cape York Peninsula, February 5, 1922, a man was on the hunt with a local Indigenous guide. They had just heard their quarry calling among the tall grass – a low “oomm, oomm, oomm” ...

Precious Photo of 'Grumpiest' Little Button Quail Is Too Cute for Words originally appeared on PetHelpful. If there's one thing we can all agree on when it comes to photos and videos on social media, ...

Is the small buttonquail “rare” or “rarely seen”? That question could well be riding piggyback on a false dilemma. eBird reviewer Gnanaskandan Kesavabharathi plants that doubt in the mind while ...

When Fran reminded me last Friday that I was off for a review weekend, I reacted badly. "But I have just come back from Joburg!" I retorted. "I am stressed! I want to be with my family, in my own bed… ...

West Australian researchers say the Abrolhos painted button-quail is likely to be extinct from a WA island due to predators and climate change. Data shows the button-quail is possibly already extinct ...

Ecologists have discovered a species of bird previously unknown to Queensland in what is the state's first confirmed record of the chestnut-backed buttonquail, Turnix castanotus. Two ecologists have ...

The petite bird was spotted on two separate occasions last week; one of the buttonquails was rescued while the other one was found dead Bird watchers in the city have an equal reason to rejoice and ...

AHMEDABAD: An elusive and an uncommon breeding migrant bird Yellow legged Buttonquail bird was spotted in urban areas of Bopal-Ghuma in Ahmedabad city. There are just 12 sighting of the birds in ...