Red-backed Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix maculosus so với Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red-backed Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
Tên Khoa Học Turnix maculosus Turnix nigricollis
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Turnicidae Turnicidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,8 cm (5.8 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Khối Lượng 36,25 g (1.28 oz) 64,41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Red-backed Buttonquail only

Không

Madagascar Buttonquail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Red-backed Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar 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.

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.

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