Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Barred Buttonquail

Turnix nanus مقارنةً بـ Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-rumped Buttonquail Barred Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix nanus Turnix suscitator
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
الوزن 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 50,5 g (1.78 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

بلا

Barred Buttonquail only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Barred 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.

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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