Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster 比較対象 Turnix pyrrhothorax

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属性 Black-breasted Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
学名 Turnix melanogaster Turnix pyrrhothorax
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 46.75 g (1.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Red-chested Buttonquail only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested 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.

Red-chested Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail of Australia. Female: bright chestnut-red breast on otherwise pale buff bird. Male duller. Inhabits open grasslands with tussock grass across northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic; tracks seasonal grass growth. Polyandrous with role-reversed sex.

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