Heinrich's Nightjar vs Blackish Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus مقارنةً بـ Nyctipolus nigrescens

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Heinrich's Nightjar Blackish Nightjar
الاسم العلمي Eurostopodus diabolicus Nyctipolus nigrescens
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 39,9 cm (15.7 in) 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
الوزن 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 35,625 g (1.26 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and small beetles in flight over South American forest and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Blackish Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

الغناء

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

Blackish Nightjar

الغناء

Soft, purring 'churr' at low volume; gentle repetitive trill from rocky substrate; calls modestly at dusk; alarm a sharp 'chek'; blends with dark rocky habitat

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Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Blackish Nightjar

Resident of rocky outcrops, open woodland, and savanna in northern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas to Colombia and northern Brazil.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Blackish Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Blackish Nightjar

الريش

Uniformly dark sooty-brown with fine buff and rufous vermiculations; pale buff throat patch; no white wing patches or tail spots; one of the darkest nightjars; closely resembles dark rocky substrates …

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About These Birds

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.

Blackish Nightjar

A small, very dark Caprimulgidae nightjar (~36 g) of rocky outcrops and boulder-strewn habitat in northern South America from Venezuela to northeastern Brazil. Dark sooty-brown plumage blends with dark rocks. Roosts motionless on stones by day. Hunts small insects at night. Least Concern in its rocky habitat.

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