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Buff-breasted buttonquail vs Common buttonquail

The buff-breasted buttonquail is heavier: 84.1 g against 52.7 g for the common buttonquail, about 60% more.

Buff-breasted buttonquail (Turnix olivii)
Buff-breasted buttonquail CRCritically Endangered
Photo: J. G. Keulemans, del. · Public domain · 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 buff-breasted buttonquail and a common buttonquail?

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

  • The buff-breasted buttonquail is heavier: 84.1 g against 52.7 g for the common buttonquail, about 60% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Turnix, so they are close relatives.
  • The buff-breasted buttonquail is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the common buttonquail is Least Concern.

Side by side

Buff-breasted buttonquailCommon buttonquail
Scientific nameTurnix oliviiTurnix sylvaticus
FamilyTurnicidaeTurnicidae
OrderCharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Weight68.9 g – 99.3 g42.9 g – 52.7 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandshrubland
Conservation statusCritically EndangeredLeast Concern
Countries recorded1Not recorded

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

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