Sumba Buttonquail vs Little Buttonquail

Turnix everetti مقارنةً بـ Turnix velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sumba Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix everetti Turnix velox
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
الوزن 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz) 43,75 g (1.54 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sumba Buttonquail only

بلا

Little Buttonquail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

Least Concern

Little Buttonquail

About These Birds

Sumba Buttonquail

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a small buttonquail endemic to the island of Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Sandy-brown plumage with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and scrub on Sumba. Known from very few specimens.

Little Buttonquail

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a tiny 12–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Australia. Pale sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; white eye; swift runner. Inhabits open dry grasslands, gibber plains, and mulga scrub across arid interior Australia. Highly nomadic, following rainfall. The smallest Australian buttonquail. Polyandrous.

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