Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster comparé à Turnix pyrrhothorax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-breasted Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
Nom scientifique Turnix melanogaster Turnix pyrrhothorax
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Turnicidae Turnicidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 14,5 cm (5.7 in)
Poids 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 46,75 g (1.65 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-5 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Red-chested Buttonquail only

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested 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.

Red-chested Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail of Australia. Female: bright chestnut-red breast on otherwise pale buff bird. Male duller. Inhabits open grasslands with tussock grass across northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic; tracks seasonal grass growth. Polyandrous with role-reversed sex.

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