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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	Madagascar Buttonquail	Painted Buttonquail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Turnix nigricollis	Turnix varius
อันดับ	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Turnicidae	Turnicidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Least Concern	Least Concern
ความยาว	—	—
กว้างปีก	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)
น้ำหนัก	64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)	88.25 g (3.11 oz)
อาหาร	--	--
จำนวนไข่	3-5	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Madagascar Buttonquail only

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Painted Buttonquail only

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

Least Concern

Painted Buttonquail

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About These Birds

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.

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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