Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Little Buttonquail

Turnix nanus مقارنةً بـ Turnix velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-rumped Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix nanus Turnix velox
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
الوزن 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 43,75 g (1.54 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

بلا

Little Buttonquail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Little 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.

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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