Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster comparado com Turnix tanki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-breasted Buttonquail Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix melanogaster Turnix tanki
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) 67,25 g (2.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-5 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Yellow-legged Buttonquail only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Yellow-legged 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.

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail of South and South-East Asia. Sandy-buff with rufous streaking above; yellow legs. Female larger and brighter than male (sex-role reversal). Inhabits open grassland, scrub, and cultivation from Pakistan east to China and Indonesia.

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