Red-backed Buttonquail vs Black-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus so với Turnix melanogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red-backed Buttonquail Black-breasted Buttonquail
Tên Khoa Học Turnix maculosus Turnix melanogaster
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Turnicidae Turnicidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,8 cm (5.8 in) 20,8 cm (8.2 in)
Khối Lượng 36,25 g (1.28 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Red-backed Buttonquail only

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

About These Birds

Red-backed Buttonquail

Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosus) is a small 14–16 cm buttonquail of Australia, New Guinea, and parts of South-East Asia. Pale sandy-buff with rufous-red back and upper wings; buff face with pale eye. Inhabits open tropical grasslands, scrub, and coastal heaths. Female larger; polyandrous with role-reversed courtship.

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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