Madagascar Buttonquail vs Buff-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis مقارنةً بـ Turnix olivii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Madagascar Buttonquail Buff-breasted Buttonquail
الاسم العلمي Turnix nigricollis Turnix olivii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turnicidae Turnicidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 15,5 cm (6.1 in) 19,5 cm (7.7 in)
الوزن 64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz) 56,4 g (1.99 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Madagascar Buttonquail only

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Buff-breasted Buttonquail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

Critically Endangered

Buff-breasted Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

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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