Madagascar Buttonquail vs Common Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis 比較対象 Turnix sylvaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Buttonquail Common Buttonquail
学名 Turnix nigricollis Turnix sylvaticus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.5 cm (6.1 in) 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
体重 64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz) 51.25 g (1.81 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Common Buttonquail only

保全状況

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

Least Concern

Common Buttonquail

About These Birds

Madagascar Buttonquail

Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Madagascar. Pale sandy-brown above with dark streaking; female has black-spotted breast. Inhabits open dry grassland, scrub, and degraded savanna across western and southern Madagascar. Locally common. Feeds on seeds and small invertebrates.

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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