Red-backed Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus से तुलना Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Red-backed Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix maculosus Turnix nigricollis
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.8 cm (5.8 in) 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
वजन 36.25 g (1.28 oz) 64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Red-backed Buttonquail only

कोई नहीं

Madagascar Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar 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.

Madagascar Buttonquail

Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Madagascar. Pale sandy-brown above with dark streaking; female has black-spotted breast. Inhabits open dry grassland, scrub, and degraded savanna across western and southern Madagascar. Locally common. Feeds on seeds and small invertebrates.

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