Editing Buttonquail (section)

==Breeding==
Buttonquails are unusual in that females are serially [[Polyandry in animals|polyandrous]]. The nest is a scape on the ground often near overhanging vegetation. The female lays a clutch of 4 or 5 eggs and then looks for a new mate. The male incubates the eggs which hatch synchronously after 12 to 15 days. The precocial chicks leave the nest soon after hatching and are cared for by the male. They can fly at two weeks of age and become independent at four weeks. For the smaller species sexual maturity is reached at three months.<ref name=hbw/>