Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Little Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster 比較対象 Turnix velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-breasted Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
学名 Turnix melanogaster Turnix velox
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 43.75 g (1.54 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Little Buttonquail only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Buttonquail

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a tiny 12–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Australia. Pale sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; white eye; swift runner. Inhabits open dry grasslands, gibber plains, and mulga scrub across arid interior Australia. Highly nomadic, following rainfall. The smallest Australian buttonquail. Polyandrous.

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