Red-backed Buttonquail vs Barred Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus comparado com Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-backed Buttonquail Barred Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix maculosus Turnix suscitator
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,8 cm (5.8 in) 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
Peso 36,25 g (1.28 oz) 50,5 g (1.78 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-backed Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Barred Buttonquail only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Barred 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.

Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) is a small 15–18 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-rufous above with dark barring; female has black throat and chest band. Widespread across India, Sri Lanka, China, and South-East Asia. Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and agricultural land. Polyandrous; distinctive purring call of female.

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