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

Sumba Buttonquail only

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Red-backed Buttonquail only

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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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