Black-rumped Buttonquail vs Red-chested Buttonquail

Turnix nanus 对比 Turnix pyrrhothorax

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-rumped Buttonquail Red-chested Buttonquail
学名 Turnix nanus Turnix pyrrhothorax
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Turnicidae Turnicidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.9 cm (5.9 in) 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
体重 51.475 g (1.82 oz) 46.75 g (1.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Black-rumped Buttonquail only

Red-chested Buttonquail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Least Concern

Red-chested 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.

Red-chested Buttonquail

Red-chested Buttonquail (Turnix pyrrhothorax) is a small 14–15 cm buttonquail of Australia. Female: bright chestnut-red breast on otherwise pale buff bird. Male duller. Inhabits open grasslands with tussock grass across northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic; tracks seasonal grass growth. Polyandrous with role-reversed sex.

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