Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix nanus comparado con Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-rumped Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
Nombre científico Turnix nanus Turnix nigricollis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Peso 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Ninguno

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar 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.

Madagascar Buttonquail

Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Madagascar. Pale sandy-brown above with dark streaking; female has black-spotted breast. Inhabits open dry grassland, scrub, and degraded savanna across western and southern Madagascar. Locally common. Feeds on seeds and small invertebrates.

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