Chestnut-backed Buttonquail vs Sumba Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus comparado com Turnix everetti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Sumba Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix castanotus Turnix everetti
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 16,8 cm (6.6 in) 13,2 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 87,25 g (3.08 oz) 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

Sumba Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Sumba 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.

Sumba Buttonquail

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a small buttonquail endemic to the island of Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Sandy-brown plumage with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and scrub on Sumba. Known from very few specimens.

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