Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Painted Buttonquail

Turnix nanus в сравнении с Turnix varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-rumped Buttonquail Painted Buttonquail
Научное название Turnix nanus Turnix varius
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Turnicidae Turnicidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,9 cm (5.9 in) 19,9 cm (7.8 in)
Масса 51,475 g (1.82 oz) 88,25 g (3.11 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Нет

Painted Buttonquail only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Painted 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.

Painted Buttonquail

Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) is the most colorful Australian buttonquail at 17–19 cm. Female: boldly patterned with chestnut shoulders, red eye, and black and grey markings. Inhabits open dry sclerophyll forest and woodland with grassy understory in eastern and south-western Australia. Forages by spinning in leaf litter.

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