Red-backed Buttonquail vs Barred Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus से तुलना Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Red-backed Buttonquail Barred Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix maculosus Turnix suscitator
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.8 cm (5.8 in) 16.6 cm (6.5 in)
वजन 36.25 g (1.28 oz) 50.5 g (1.78 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Red-backed Buttonquail only

कोई नहीं

Barred Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Barred 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.

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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