Red-chested Buttonquail vs Barred Buttonquail

Turnix pyrrhothorax comparado com Turnix suscitator

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-chested Buttonquail Barred Buttonquail
Nome científico Turnix pyrrhothorax Turnix suscitator
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Turnicidae Turnicidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,5 cm (5.7 in) 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
Peso 46,75 g (1.65 oz) 50,5 g (1.78 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-5 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-chested Buttonquail only

Barred Buttonquail only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Red-chested Buttonquail

Least Concern

Barred Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

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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