Black-rumped Buttonquail vs New Caledonian Buttonquail

Turnix nanus comparado con Turnix novaecaledoniae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-rumped Buttonquail New Caledonian Buttonquail
Nombre científico Turnix nanus Turnix novaecaledoniae
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 19,9 cm (7.8 in)
Peso 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 90,2 g (3.18 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Ninguno

New Caledonian Buttonquail only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

New Caledonian Buttonquail

New Caledonian Buttonquail (Turnix novaecaledoniae) is a small buttonquail endemic to New Caledonia. Pale sandy-brown with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and savanna on the main island. Very poorly known; classified as Data Deficient by IUCN. Potentially threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators on this island-endemic species.

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