Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster в сравнении с Turnix nigricollis

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Характеристика Black-breasted Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
Научное название Turnix melanogaster Turnix nigricollis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Turnicidae Turnicidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Масса 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-5 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Нет

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar 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.

Madagascar Buttonquail

Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail endemic to Madagascar. Pale sandy-brown above with dark streaking; female has black-spotted breast. Inhabits open dry grassland, scrub, and degraded savanna across western and southern Madagascar. Locally common. Feeds on seeds and small invertebrates.

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