Red-backed Buttonquail vs Black-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus से तुलना Turnix melanogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Red-backed Buttonquail Black-breasted Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix maculosus Turnix melanogaster
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.8 cm (5.8 in) 20.8 cm (8.2 in)
वजन 36.25 g (1.28 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Red-backed Buttonquail only

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

About These Birds

Red-backed Buttonquail

Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a small 14–16 cm buttonquail of Australia, New Guinea, and parts of South-East Asia. Pale sandy-buff with rufous-red back and upper wings; buff face with pale eye. Inhabits open tropical grasslands, scrub, and coastal heaths. Female larger; polyandrous with role-reversed courtship.

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.

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