Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix nanus comparado com Turnix pyrrhothorax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-rumped Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix nanus Turnix pyrrhothorax
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 14,5 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 46,75 g (1.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Red-chested Buttonquail only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested Buttonquail

About These Birds

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a tiny 13–14 cm buttonquail of sub-Saharan Africa. Pale sandy-buff with dark rufous streaking; distinctive dark rump visible in flight. Inhabits short open grassland and burnt savanna areas across tropical Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Tanzania.

Red-chested Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail of Australia. Female: bright chestnut-red breast on otherwise pale buff bird. Male duller. Inhabits open grasslands with tussock grass across northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic; tracks seasonal grass growth. Polyandrous with role-reversed sex.

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