Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Common Buttonquail

Turnix nanus 比較対象 Turnix sylvaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-rumped Buttonquail Common Buttonquail
学名 Turnix nanus Turnix sylvaticus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.9 cm (5.9 in) 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
体重 51.475 g (1.82 oz) 51.25 g (1.81 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

None

Common Buttonquail only

保全状況

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Common Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

Common Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) is a small 13–16 cm buttonquail of Africa, southern Europe, and South Asia. Sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; orange-buff breast. Inhabits dry grassland, scrub, and open woodland from southern Spain and West Africa east to India. Polyandrous; female makes deep purring call.

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