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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail	Black-breasted Buttonquail
학명	Turnix castanotus	Turnix melanogaster
목	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
과	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Vulnerable
체장	—	—
날개 폭	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)
체중	87.25 g (3.08 oz)	104.0 g (3.67 oz)
식성	--	--
산란 수	3-4	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

🌾 Grassland

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

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About These Birds

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail endemic to northern Australia. Richly patterned with chestnut back and wings; pale sandy below with spotted breast. Inhabits tropical open woodland and spinifex grassland in the Top End and Kimberley. Poorly known; rarely encountered despite apparently broad range.

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.

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