Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix nanus verglichen mit Turnix tanki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-rumped Buttonquail Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Turnix nanus Turnix tanki
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Turnicidae Turnicidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Gewicht 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 67,25 g (2.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

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Black-rumped Buttonquail only

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Yellow-legged Buttonquail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged 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.

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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