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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail	Madagascar Buttonquail
Nom scientifique	Turnix castanotus	Turnix nigricollis
Ordre	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famille	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	16,8 cm (6.6 in)	15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Poids	87,25 g (3.08 oz)	64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	3-4	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

Aucun(e)

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Aucun(e)

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

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About These Birds

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.

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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