Madagascar Buttonquail vs Common Buttonquail

Turnix nigricollis 비교 대상 Turnix sylvaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Madagascar Buttonquail Common Buttonquail
학명 Turnix nigricollis Turnix sylvaticus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 15.5 cm (6.1 in) 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
체중 64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz) 51.25 g (1.81 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 3-5 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Common Buttonquail only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

Least Concern

Common Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

Common Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) is a small 13–16 cm buttonquail of Africa, southern Europe, and South Asia. Sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; orange-buff breast. Inhabits dry grassland, scrub, and open woodland from southern Spain and West Africa east to India. Polyandrous; female makes deep purring call.

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