The buff-breasted button quail was listed as endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and vulnerable and Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 prompting the development of this national recovery plan. The primary objectives of this plan were to facilitatite the growing and improvement of the knowledge base for the buff-breasted button quail, secure the survival of existing bird populations, identifying the species major threats, and increasing the availablilty and quality of potential habitat to foster population regrowth.