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Barred buttonquail vs Painted buttonquail

The painted buttonquail is heavier: 90.2 g against 49.1 g for the barred buttonquail, about 84% more.

Barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
Barred buttonquail LCLeast Concern
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Painted buttonquail (Turnix varius)
Painted buttonquail LCLeast Concern
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

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

  • The painted buttonquail is heavier: 90.2 g against 49.1 g for the barred buttonquail, about 84% 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 buttonquailPainted buttonquail
Scientific nameTurnix suscitatorTurnix varius
FamilyTurnicidaeTurnicidae
OrderCharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Weight44 g – 58 g74.7 g – 109 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandshrubland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recorded1

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

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