Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix nanus в сравнении с Turnix pyrrhothorax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-rumped Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
Научное название Turnix nanus Turnix pyrrhothorax
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Turnicidae Turnicidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 14,5 cm (5.7 in)
Масса 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 46,75 g (1.65 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Нет

Red-chested Buttonquail only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

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.

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