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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail	Black-breasted Buttonquail
Nombre científico	Turnix castanotus	Turnix melanogaster
Orden	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Familia	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
Estado de conservación	Least Concern	Vulnerable
Longitud	—	—
Envergadura	16,8 cm (6.6 in)	20,8 cm (8.2 in)
Peso	87,25 g (3.08 oz)	104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta	--	--
Tamaño de la puesta	3-4	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

🌲 Bosque

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

🌾 Pastizal

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

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About These Birds

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail endemic to northern Australia. Richly patterned with chestnut back and wings; pale sandy below with spotted breast. Inhabits tropical open woodland and spinifex grassland in the Top End and Kimberley. Poorly known; rarely encountered despite apparently broad range.

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) is a medium 17–19 cm, striking buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia. Female has bold black face, throat and breast with white spotting; male duller. Inhabits dry vine thickets and rainforest edges in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

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