Madagascar Buttonquail vs Common Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis से तुलना Turnix sylvaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Madagascar Buttonquail Common Buttonquail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turnix nigricollis Turnix sylvaticus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Turnicidae Turnicidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.5 cm (6.1 in) 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
वजन 64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz) 51.25 g (1.81 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-5 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Common Buttonquail only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

Least Concern

Common Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

Common Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) is a small 13–16 cm buttonquail of Africa, southern Europe, and South Asia. Sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; orange-buff breast. Inhabits dry grassland, scrub, and open woodland from southern Spain and West Africa east to India. Polyandrous; female makes deep purring call.

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