The common buttonquail resembles the common quail, it has streaked sandy brown upperparts, buff underparts with black flank markings, and a plain face. In flight, a whitish wingbar contrasts with the grey wing.
By the meteorological calendar, winter always starts on 1 December. The seasons are defined as Spring (March, April, May), Summer (June, July, August), Autumn (September, October, November) and Winter (December, January, February).
The period when winter starts differ in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere it is from December 20 up to March 21. In the Southern Hemisphere this would be around June 20 and culminates on September 22. The beginning and end dates may vary a day or two.