Chestnut-backed Buttonquail vs Sumba Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus 比較対象 Turnix everetti

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Sumba Buttonquail
学名 Turnix castanotus Turnix everetti
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 16.8 cm (6.6 in) 13.2 cm (5.2 in)
体重 87.25 g (3.08 oz) 28.333333333333332 g (1.00 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

Sumba Buttonquail only

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保全状況

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

About These Birds

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail endemic to northern Australia. Richly patterned with chestnut back and wings; pale sandy below with spotted breast. Inhabits tropical open woodland and spinifex grassland in the Top End and Kimberley. Poorly known; rarely encountered despite apparently broad range.

Sumba Buttonquail

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a small buttonquail endemic to the island of Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Sandy-brown plumage with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and scrub on Sumba. Known from very few specimens.

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