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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Quail-plover	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Nom scientifique	Ortyxelos meiffrenii	Turnix castanotus
Ordre	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famille	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	15,2 cm (6.0 in)	16,8 cm (6.6 in)
Poids	17,6 g (0.62 oz)	87,25 g (3.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	2	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌾 Grassland

Quail-plover only

Aucun(e)

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

🌲 Forest

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Quail-plover

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

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About These Birds

Quail-plover

Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii) is a tiny 10–11 cm shorebird-like bird of arid African savannas, sole member of family Turnicidae's outgroup and sometimes placed in Thinocoridae. Extremely cryptic pale sandy plumage with dark streaks; black and white wing pattern in flight.

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail endemic to northern Australia. Richly patterned with chestnut back and wings; pale sandy below with spotted breast. Inhabits tropical open woodland and spinifex grassland in the Top End and Kimberley. Poorly known; rarely encountered despite apparently broad range.

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