Sumba Buttonquail vs Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix everetti verglichen mit Turnix tanki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sumba Buttonquail Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Turnix everetti Turnix tanki
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Turnicidae Turnicidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Gewicht 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz) 67,25 g (2.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

About These Birds

Sumba Buttonquail

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a small buttonquail endemic to the island of Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Sandy-brown plumage with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and scrub on Sumba. Known from very few specimens.

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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