Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Common Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster в сравнении с Turnix sylvaticus

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Характеристика Black-breasted Buttonquail Common Buttonquail
Научное название Turnix melanogaster Turnix sylvaticus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Turnicidae Turnicidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 16,8 cm (6.6 in)
Масса 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 51,25 g (1.81 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-5 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Common Buttonquail only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Common 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.

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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