Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster से तुलना Turnix pyrrhothorax

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-breasted Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix melanogaster Turnix pyrrhothorax
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
वजन 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 46.75 g (1.65 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-5 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Red-chested Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

Red-chested Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail of Australia. Female: bright chestnut-red breast on otherwise pale buff bird. Male duller. Inhabits open grasslands with tussock grass across northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic; tracks seasonal grass growth. Polyandrous with role-reversed sex.

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