Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Black-rumped Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster comparado con Turnix nanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-breasted Buttonquail Black-rumped Buttonquail
Nombre científico Turnix melanogaster Turnix nanus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Peso 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 51,475 g (1.82 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-5 3
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

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.

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