Black-breasted Buttonquail vs Painted Buttonquail

Turnix melanogaster so với Turnix varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Black-breasted Buttonquail Painted Buttonquail
Tên Khoa Học Turnix melanogaster Turnix varius
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Turnicidae Turnicidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,8 cm (8.2 in) 19,9 cm (7.8 in)
Khối Lượng 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 88,25 g (3.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-5 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Black-breasted Buttonquail only

Không

Painted Buttonquail only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Black-breasted Buttonquail

Least Concern

Painted Buttonquail

About These Birds

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.

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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