Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Buttonquail in Bangkok?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 219th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Barred Buttonquail in Bangkok?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail in Bangkok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Barred Buttonquail?

Accepted Answer

Between 4 and 7 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Buttonquail sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Question 4

Is Bangkok the best place to see a Barred Buttonquail?

Accepted Answer

20th of 24. Of the 24 cities where we can rate Barred Buttonquail sightings, Bangkok ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in Rajkot (India, about 10%), Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 10%) and Nashik (India, under 5%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Barred Buttonquail live in Bangkok?

Accepted Answer

Same order: Charadriiformes. The closest relatives of the Barred Buttonquail that you can see in Bangkok (order Charadriiformes, Shorebirds and Allies) are Red-wattled Lapwing (about 20%), Black-winged Stilt (about 10%) and Whiskered Tern (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Barred Buttonquail sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Barred Buttonquail is recorded against all the birds logged in Bangkok (34 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
3	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
4	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
5	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
6	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
7	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
8	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
9	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
11	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
12	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
13	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
14	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
15	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
16	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
17	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
18	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
19	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
20	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
21	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
22	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
23	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
24	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
25	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	~10%
2	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	~10%
3	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	<5%
4	Indore	🇮🇳 India	<5%
5	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	<5%
6	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
7	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
8	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	<5%
9	Pune	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%

Barred Buttonquail

About the Barred Buttonquail

Sounds

Recent sightings of Barred Buttonquail in Bangkok

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Bangkok

Red-wattled Lapwing

Black-winged Stilt

Whiskered Tern

Bronze-winged Jacana

Wood Sandpiper

Oriental Pratincole

Brown-headed Gull

Common Redshank

Black-tailed Godwit

Common Greenshank

Marsh Sandpiper

Grey-headed Lapwing

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