Sumba Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix everetti verglichen mit Turnix pyrrhothorax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sumba Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Turnix everetti Turnix pyrrhothorax
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Turnicidae Turnicidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 14,5 cm (5.7 in)
Gewicht 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz) 46,75 g (1.65 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Sumba Buttonquail only

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Red-chested Buttonquail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested 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-chested Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail of Australia. Female: bright chestnut-red breast on otherwise pale buff bird. Male duller. Inhabits open grasslands with tussock grass across northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic; tracks seasonal grass growth. Polyandrous with role-reversed sex.

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