Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Black-rumped Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster 比較対象 Turnix nanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-breasted Buttonquail Black-rumped Buttonquail
学名 Turnix melanogaster Turnix nanus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 51.475 g (1.82 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Black-rumped 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.

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.

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