Chestnut-backed Buttonquail vs Black-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus so với Turnix melanogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Black-breasted Buttonquail
Tên Khoa Học Turnix castanotus Turnix melanogaster
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Turnicidae Turnicidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 16,8 cm (6.6 in) 20,8 cm (8.2 in)
Khối Lượng 87,25 g (3.08 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail only

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

About These Birds

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a small 15–17 cm buttonquail endemic to northern Australia. Richly patterned with chestnut back and wings; pale sandy below with spotted breast. Inhabits tropical open woodland and spinifex grassland in the Top End and Kimberley. Poorly known; rarely encountered despite apparently broad range.

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.

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