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Common buttonquail vs Little buttonquail

The common buttonquail is heavier: 52.7 g against 44.3 g for the little buttonquail, about 19% more.

Common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
Common buttonquail LCLeast Concern
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Little buttonquail (Turnix velox)
Little buttonquail LCLeast Concern
Photo: Cropped by User:Llywelyn2000 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

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

  • The common buttonquail is heavier: 52.7 g against 44.3 g for the little buttonquail, about 19% 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

Common buttonquailLittle buttonquail
Scientific nameTurnix sylvaticusTurnix velox
FamilyTurnicidaeTurnicidae
OrderCharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Weight42.9 g – 52.7 g37 g – 53 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatshrublandgrassland
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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