Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Little Buttonquail

Turnix nanus से तुलना Turnix velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-rumped Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix nanus Turnix velox
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.9 cm (5.9 in) 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
वजन 51.475 g (1.82 oz) 43.75 g (1.54 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

कोई नहीं

Little Buttonquail only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Little Buttonquail

About These Birds

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a tiny 13–14 cm buttonquail of sub-Saharan Africa. Pale sandy-buff with dark rufous streaking; distinctive dark rump visible in flight. Inhabits short open grassland and burnt savanna areas across tropical Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Tanzania.

Little Buttonquail

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a tiny 12–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Australia. Pale sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; white eye; swift runner. Inhabits open dry grasslands, gibber plains, and mulga scrub across arid interior Australia. Highly nomadic, following rainfall. The smallest Australian buttonquail. Polyandrous.

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