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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Quail-plover	Spotted Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Ortyxelos meiffrenii	Turnix ocellatus
गण	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
कुल	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	—
पंखों का फैलाव	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18.7 cm (7.4 in)
वजन	17.6 g (0.62 oz)	110.0 g (3.88 oz)
आहार	--	--
अंडों की संख्या	2	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🌾 Grassland

Quail-plover only

कोई नहीं

Spotted Buttonquail only

🌲 Forest

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Quail-plover

Least Concern

Spotted 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.

Spotted Buttonquail

Spotted Buttonquail (Turnix ocellatus) is a small 14–16 cm buttonquail endemic to the Philippines. Pale buff with dark-spotted upperparts; female has chestnut markings on head. Inhabits open grasslands and cultivated fields on Luzon and other major islands. Secretive; detected mainly by the female's booming call.

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