Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Painted Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster से तुलना Turnix varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-breasted Buttonquail Painted Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix melanogaster Turnix varius
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 19.9 cm (7.8 in)
वजन 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 88.25 g (3.11 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-5 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

कोई नहीं

Painted Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Painted 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.

Painted Buttonquail

Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) is the most colorful Australian buttonquail at 17–19 cm. Female: boldly patterned with chestnut shoulders, red eye, and black and grey markings. Inhabits open dry sclerophyll forest and woodland with grassy understory in eastern and south-western Australia. Forages by spinning in leaf litter.

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