Sumba Buttonquail vs Little Buttonquail

Turnix everetti comparado con Turnix velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sumba Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
Nombre científico Turnix everetti Turnix velox
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Peso 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz) 43,75 g (1.54 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sumba Buttonquail only

Ninguno

Little Buttonquail only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Buttonquail

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a tiny 12–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Australia. Pale sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; white eye; swift runner. Inhabits open dry grasslands, gibber plains, and mulga scrub across arid interior Australia. Highly nomadic, following rainfall. The smallest Australian buttonquail. Polyandrous.

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