Sumba Buttonquail vs Red-backed Buttonquail

Turnix everetti verglichen mit Turnix maculosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sumba Buttonquail Red-backed Buttonquail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Turnix everetti Turnix maculosus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Turnicidae Turnicidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 14,8 cm (5.8 in)
Gewicht 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz) 36,25 g (1.28 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-backed 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.

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.

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