Madagascan Buttonquail

Madagascan ButtonquailThis small ground bird resembles a quail, and females are more colorful than males. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the chicks.What does it look like?Females stand out with a black chin and throat and rufous feathers on the chest. Males are similar but lack the female's black throat and upper-chest markings, and have buff-edged forehead feathers.How does it live?This small ground bird resembles a quail, and females are more colorful than males. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the chicks.In grassland, savanna, fields, and open woodland, it eats grass and other weed seeds. The male mainly incubates the eggs while the female patrols the territory.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.