Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Painted Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster 비교 대상 Turnix varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-breasted Buttonquail Painted Buttonquail
학명 Turnix melanogaster Turnix varius
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 19.9 cm (7.8 in)
체중 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 88.25 g (3.11 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 3-5 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

없음

Painted Buttonquail only

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Painted Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

Painted Buttonquail

Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) is the most colorful Australian buttonquail at 17–19 cm. Female: boldly patterned with chestnut shoulders, red eye, and black and grey markings. Inhabits open dry sclerophyll forest and woodland with grassy understory in eastern and south-western Australia. Forages by spinning in leaf litter.

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