Chestnut-backed Buttonquail vs Black-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus 비교 대상 Turnix melanogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Black-breasted Buttonquail
학명 Turnix castanotus Turnix melanogaster
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
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

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

없음

보전 상태

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

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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