Quail-plover vs Sumba Buttonquail

Ortyxelos meiffrenii в сравнении с Turnix everetti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Quail-plover Sumba Buttonquail
Научное название Ortyxelos meiffrenii Turnix everetti
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Turnicidae Turnicidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 15,2 cm (6.0 in) 13,2 cm (5.2 in)
Масса 17,6 g (0.62 oz) 28,333333333333332 g (1.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Quail-plover only

Нет

Sumba Buttonquail only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Quail-plover

Least Concern

Sumba Buttonquail

About These Birds

Quail-plover

Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii) is a tiny 10–11 cm shorebird-like bird of arid African savannas, sole member of family Turnicidae's outgroup and sometimes placed in Thinocoridae. Extremely cryptic pale sandy plumage with dark streaks; black and white wing pattern in flight.

Sumba Buttonquail

Sumba Buttonquail (Turnix everetti) is a small buttonquail endemic to the island of Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Sandy-brown plumage with dark streaking. Inhabits open grassland and scrub on Sumba. Known from very few specimens.

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