Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster 比較対象 Turnix tanki

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-breasted Buttonquail Yellow-legged Buttonquail
学名 Turnix melanogaster Turnix tanki
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 67.25 g (2.37 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Yellow-legged Buttonquail only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged 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.

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-buff with rufous streaking above; yellow legs. Female larger and brighter than male (sex-role reversal). Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and cultivation from Pakistan east to China and Indonesia.

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