Quail-plover vs Barred Buttonquail

Ortyxelos meiffrenii से तुलना Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Quail-plover Barred Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ortyxelos meiffrenii Turnix suscitator
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 16.6 cm (6.5 in)
वजन 17.6 g (0.62 oz) 50.5 g (1.78 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Quail-plover only

कोई नहीं

Barred Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Quail-plover

Least Concern

Barred Buttonquail

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.

Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) is a small 15–18 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-rufous above with dark barring; female has black throat and chest band. Widespread across India, Sri Lanka, China, and South-East Asia. Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and agricultural land. Polyandrous; distinctive purring call of female.

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