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Barred buttonquail vs Luzon buttonquail

The luzon buttonquail is heavier: 67 g against 49.1 g for the barred buttonquail, about 36% more.

Barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
Barred buttonquail LCLeast Concern
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Luzon buttonquail DDData Deficient

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

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

  • The luzon buttonquail is heavier: 67 g against 49.1 g for the barred buttonquail, about 36% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Turnix, so they are close relatives.
  • The barred buttonquail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the luzon buttonquail is Data Deficient.

Side by side

Barred buttonquailLuzon buttonquail
Scientific nameTurnix suscitatorTurnix worcesteri
FamilyTurnicidaeTurnicidae
OrderCharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Weight44 g – 58 g67 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandgrassland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernData Deficient
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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