Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Barred Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster مقارنةً بـ Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-breasted Buttonquail Barred Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix melanogaster Turnix suscitator
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
الوزن 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 50,5 g (1.78 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

بلا

Barred Buttonquail only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Barred 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.

Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) is a small 15–18 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-rufous above with dark barring; female has black throat and chest band. Widespread across India, Sri Lanka, China, and South-East Asia. Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and agricultural land. Polyandrous; distinctive purring call of female.

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