Quail-plover vs Sumba Buttonquail

Ortyxelos meiffrenii 비교 대상 Turnix everetti

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Quail-plover Sumba Buttonquail
학명 Ortyxelos meiffrenii Turnix everetti
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 13.2 cm (5.2 in)
체중 17.6 g (0.62 oz) 28.333333333333332 g (1.00 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Quail-plover only

없음

Sumba Buttonquail only

없음

보전 상태

Least Concern

Quail-plover

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

About These Birds

Quail-plover

Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii) is a tiny 10–11 cm shorebird-like bird of arid African savannas, sole member of family Turnicidae's outgroup and sometimes placed in Thinocoridae. Extremely cryptic pale sandy plumage with dark streaks; black and white wing pattern in flight.

Sumba Buttonquail

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a small buttonquail endemic to the island of Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Sandy-brown plumage with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and scrub on Sumba. Known from very few specimens.

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