Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Madagascar Buttonquail

Turnix nanus 对比 Turnix nigricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-rumped Buttonquail Madagascar Buttonquail
学名 Turnix nanus Turnix nigricollis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.9 cm (5.9 in) 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
体重 51.475 g (1.82 oz) 64.41666666666667 g (2.27 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Madagascar Buttonquail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Madagascar Buttonquail

About These Birds

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Turnix nanus) is a tiny 13–14 cm buttonquail of sub-Saharan Africa. Pale sandy-buff with dark rufous streaking; distinctive dark rump visible in flight. Inhabits short open grassland and burnt savanna areas across tropical Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Tanzania.

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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