Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Buff-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix nanus verglichen mit Turnix olivii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-rumped Buttonquail Buff-breasted Buttonquail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Turnix nanus Turnix olivii
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Turnicidae Turnicidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 19,5 cm (7.7 in)
Gewicht 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 56,4 g (1.99 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Critically Endangered

Buff-breasted Buttonquail

About These Birds

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a tiny 13–14 cm buttonquail of sub-Saharan Africa. Pale sandy-buff with dark rufous streaking; distinctive dark rump visible in flight. Inhabits short open grassland and burnt savanna areas across tropical Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Tanzania.

Buff-breasted Buttonquail

Buff-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix olivii) is a poorly-known small buttonquail endemic to Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Sandy-buff below; dark-streaked above; olive-toned. Inhabits tropical grasslands on the Cape York Peninsula. Very rarely observed; first live bird photographed only in 2019.

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