Archbold's Nightjar vs Malay Eared-nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi مقارنةً بـ Lyncornis temminckii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Archbold's Nightjar Malay Eared-nightjar
الاسم العلمي Eurostopodus archboldi Lyncornis temminckii
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,0 cm (16.1 in) 41,0 cm (16.1 in)
الوزن 77,0 g (2.72 oz) 95,0 g (3.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches large moths and beetles in flight over SE Asian lowland forest.
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Archbold's Nightjar only

بلا

Malay Eared-nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

الغناء

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Malay Eared-nightjar

الغناء

Loud, repeated 'tock-tock-tock' or 'bonk-bonk'; hollow, wooden quality; carries well through lowland forest; alarm a sharp 'chek'; call accelerates toward end

Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Malay Eared-nightjar

Resident of lowland forest, forest edge, and secondary growth in Brunei, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, up to 600 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Malay Eared-nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

الريش

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

Malay Eared-nightjar

الريش

Brown and buff mottled with black vermiculations; distinctive long narrow ear-tufts projecting from crown; buff-white throat patch; no white wing spots; tail broadly barred brown and buff. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~77 g) known from subalpine grasslands and forest margins in the interior mountains of New Guinea. Named after naturalist Richard Archbold. Cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. Infrequently observed; biology largely undescribed. Least Concern in its montane range.

Malay Eared-nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~95 g) of forest edges, secondary growth, and plantation margins in Sundaland, including the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. Distinguished by small, inconspicuous ear tufts. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Rarely observed; calls heard at night. Least Concern.

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