Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Common Buttonquail

Turnix nanus comparado com Turnix sylvaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-rumped Buttonquail Common Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix nanus Turnix sylvaticus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 16,8 cm (6.6 in)
Peso 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 51,25 g (1.81 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Nenhum

Common Buttonquail only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Common 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.

Common Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) is a small 13–16 cm buttonquail of Africa, southern Europe, and South Asia. Sandy-brown with fine dark streaking; orange-buff breast. Inhabits dry grassland, scrub, and open woodland from southern Spain and West Africa east to India. Polyandrous; female makes deep purring call.

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