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Barred buttonquail vs Common buttonquail

The common buttonquail is heavier: 52.7 g against 49.1 g for the barred buttonquail, about 7% more.

Barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
Barred buttonquail LCLeast Concern
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
Common buttonquail LCLeast Concern
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a barred buttonquail and a common buttonquail?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The common buttonquail is heavier: 52.7 g against 49.1 g for the barred buttonquail, about 7% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Turnix, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Barred buttonquailCommon buttonquail
Scientific nameTurnix suscitatorTurnix sylvaticus
FamilyTurnicidaeTurnicidae
OrderCharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Weight44 g – 58 g42.9 g – 52.7 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandshrubland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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