Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Black-rumped Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster в сравнении с Turnix nanus

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Характеристика Black-breasted Buttonquail Black-rumped Buttonquail
Научное название Turnix melanogaster Turnix nanus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Turnicidae Turnicidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Масса 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 51,475 g (1.82 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-5 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Black-rumped 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.

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.

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