Sumba Buttonquail vs Little Buttonquail

Turnix everetti comparado com Turnix velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sumba Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix everetti Turnix velox
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Peso 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz) 43,75 g (1.54 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sumba Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Little Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

Least Concern

Little Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

Little Buttonquail

Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a tiny 12–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Australia. Pale sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; white eye; swift runner. Inhabits open dry grasslands, gibber plains, and mulga scrub across arid interior Australia. Highly nomadic, following rainfall. The smallest Australian buttonquail. Polyandrous.

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