Red-backed Buttonquail vs Barred Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus comparado con Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-backed Buttonquail Barred Buttonquail
Nombre científico Turnix maculosus Turnix suscitator
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,8 cm (5.8 in) 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
Peso 36,25 g (1.28 oz) 50,5 g (1.78 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-backed Buttonquail only

Ninguno

Barred Buttonquail only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Barred Buttonquail

About These Birds

Red-backed Buttonquail

Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a small 14–16 cm buttonquail of Australia, New Guinea, and parts of South-East Asia. Pale sandy-buff with rufous-red back and upper wings; buff face with pale eye. Inhabits open tropical grasslands, scrub, and coastal heaths. Female larger; polyandrous with role-reversed courtship.

Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) is a small 15–18 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-rufous above with dark barring; female has black throat and chest band. Widespread across India, Sri Lanka, China, and South-East Asia. Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and agricultural land. Polyandrous; distinctive purring call of female.

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