Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster comparado con Turnix tanki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-breasted Buttonquail Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Nombre científico Turnix melanogaster Turnix tanki
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Peso 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 67,25 g (2.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-5 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Yellow-legged Buttonquail only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged 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.

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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