Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster مقارنةً بـ Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-breasted Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix melanogaster Turnix nigricollis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
الوزن 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

بلا

Madagascar Buttonquail only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

About These Birds

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) is a medium 17–19 cm, striking buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia. Female has bold black face, throat and breast with white spotting; male duller. Inhabits dry vine thickets and rainforest edges in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Madagascar Buttonquail

Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Madagascar. Pale sandy-brown above with dark streaking; female has black-spotted breast. Inhabits open dry grassland, scrub, and degraded savanna across western and southern Madagascar. Locally common. Feeds on seeds and small invertebrates.

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