Red-backed Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus 비교 대상 Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Red-backed Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
학명 Turnix maculosus Turnix nigricollis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.8 cm (5.8 in) 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
체중 36.25 g (1.28 oz) 64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Red-backed Buttonquail only

없음

Madagascar Buttonquail only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

About These Birds

Red-backed Buttonquail

Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a small 14–16 cm buttonquail of Australia, New Guinea, and parts of South-East Asia. Pale sandy-buff with rufous-red back and upper wings; buff face with pale eye. Inhabits open tropical grasslands, scrub, and coastal heaths. Female larger; polyandrous with role-reversed courtship.

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.

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