Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 247 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 Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Buttonquail in Bengaluru 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 Bengaluru the best place to see a Barred Buttonquail?

Accepted Answer

21st of 24. Of the 24 cities where we can rate Barred Buttonquail sightings, Bengaluru ranks 21st 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 Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

Same order: Charadriiformes. The closest relatives of the Barred Buttonquail that you can see in Bengaluru (order Charadriiformes, Shorebirds and Allies) are Red-wattled Lapwing (about 40%), Bronze-winged Jacana (about 20%) and Wood Sandpiper (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 Bengaluru (61 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 Bengaluru

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Bengaluru

Red-wattled Lapwing

Bronze-winged Jacana

Wood Sandpiper

Black-winged Stilt

Green Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Common Snipe

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Greater Painted-Snipe

River Tern

Grey-headed Lapwing

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