Buttonquails resemble true quails, though they belong to an entirely different family ‘Turnicidae’. Barred Buttonquail occurs across India, south China, and south-east Asia. In the Himalayas, it is known to be distributed up to 2500m. The species is also known as ‘Common Buttonquail’.
In Corbett Tiger Reserve, Barred Buttonquail occurs in grassland and scrubland habitat along the southern boundary of the reserve. These Barred Buttonquails were recorded in Dhela Tourism Zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve, located near Jim’s Jungle Retreat by our Naturalist Rakesh Bhatt.