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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Madagascar Buttonquail	Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Scientific Name	Turnix nigricollis	Turnix tanki
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Weight	64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)	67.25 g (2.37 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	3-5	4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌾 Grassland

Madagascar Buttonquail only

🌲 Forest

Yellow-legged Buttonquail only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

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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.

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-buff with rufous streaking above; yellow legs. Female larger and brighter than male (sex-role reversal). Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and cultivation from Pakistan east to China and Indonesia.

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