Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix nanus comparé à Turnix tanki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-rumped Buttonquail Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Nom scientifique Turnix nanus Turnix tanki
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Turnicidae Turnicidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Poids 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 67,25 g (2.37 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Aucun(e)

Yellow-legged Buttonquail only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged 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.

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-buff with rufous streaking above; yellow legs. Female larger and brighter than male (sex-role reversal). Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and cultivation from Pakistan east to China and Indonesia.

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