Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Buff-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix nanus مقارنةً بـ Turnix olivii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-rumped Buttonquail Buff-breasted Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix nanus Turnix olivii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 19,5 cm (7.7 in)
الوزن 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 56,4 g (1.99 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

بلا

Buff-breasted Buttonquail only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Critically Endangered

Buff-breasted Buttonquail

About These Birds

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a tiny 13–14 cm buttonquail of sub-Saharan Africa. Pale sandy-buff with dark rufous streaking; distinctive dark rump visible in flight. Inhabits short open grassland and burnt savanna areas across tropical Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Tanzania.

Buff-breasted Buttonquail

Buff-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix olivii) is a poorly-known small buttonquail endemic to Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Sandy-buff below; dark-streaked above; olive-toned. Inhabits tropical grasslands on the Cape York Peninsula. Very rarely observed; first live bird photographed only in 2019.

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