Black-breasted Buttonquail vs New Caledonian Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster 比較対象 Turnix novaecaledoniae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-breasted Buttonquail New Caledonian Buttonquail
学名 Turnix melanogaster Turnix novaecaledoniae
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 19.9 cm (7.8 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 90.2 g (3.18 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

New Caledonian Buttonquail only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Not Evaluated

New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian Buttonquail

New Caledonian Buttonquail (Turnix novaecaledoniae) is a small buttonquail endemic to New Caledonia. Pale sandy-brown with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and savanna on the main island. Very poorly known; classified as Data Deficient by IUCN. Potentially threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators on this island-endemic species.

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