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 |  | Scientific name: Turnix melanogaster
Size: 18cm
Status: Uncommon
Diet: Feeds on seeds and insects by scratching the leaf litter.
Habitat: Rainforests and lantana thickets.
Breeding: Can breed any month but usually between September and March. The nest is a shallow depression near shrubs or clumps of grass.
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| | Black-breasted Button-quail
/Black-breasted+Button-quail/$File/Black-breasted+Button-quail.jpg) The female is bigger and brighter than the male. |