Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster comparado com Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-breasted Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix melanogaster Turnix nigricollis
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Peso 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-5 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar 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.

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.

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