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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Red-backed Buttonquail	Madagascar Buttonquail
Scientific Name	Turnix maculosus	Turnix nigricollis
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Weight	36.25 g (1.28 oz)	64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-4	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌾 Grassland

Red-backed Buttonquail only

None

Madagascar Buttonquail only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

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About These Birds

Red-backed Buttonquail

Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a small 14–16 cm buttonquail of Australia, New Guinea, and parts of South-East Asia. Pale sandy-buff with rufous-red back and upper wings; buff face with pale eye. Inhabits open tropical grasslands, scrub, and coastal heaths. Female larger; polyandrous with role-reversed courtship.

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.

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