Salvadori's Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus pulchellus مقارنةً بـ Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Salvadori's Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
الاسم العلمي Caprimulgus pulchellus Eurostopodus diabolicus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 30,8 cm (12.1 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
الوزن 57,5 g (2.03 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Salvadori's Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Salvadori's Nightjar

الغناء

Churring trill; repetitive 'chrrr' from Sumatran highland forest; calls at night from mossy forest understory; moderate pitch; similar to but separable from Bornean species

Heinrich's Nightjar

الغناء

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Geographic Range & Migration

Salvadori's Nightjar

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Salvadori's Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Salvadori's Nightjar

الريش

Attractively patterned dark brown and buff upperparts; warm buff supercilium and throat patch; rufous-buff spotting on wing coverts; underparts barred buff; montane Sundaland endemic with relatively rich coloration.

Heinrich's Nightjar

الريش

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

About These Birds

Salvadori's Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to montane forests of Sumatra and Java, Indonesia. Dark brown plumage with rufous collar patches. Nocturnal insectivore of high-altitude forests above 1,000 m. Classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss in montane regions.

Heinrich's Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~104 g) endemic to the forest and forest-edge habitats of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff. Nocturnal insectivore; catches moths and beetles in aerial sallies. Little studied and rarely encountered in the field. Least Concern within its Sulawesi range.

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