Yucatan Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Antrostomus badius verglichen mit Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Yucatan Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Wissenschaftlicher Name Antrostomus badius Eurostopodus diabolicus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 32,6 cm (12.8 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Gewicht 58,03333333333333 g (2.05 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Ernährung Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Gelegegröße 2 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Nightjar

Gesang

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

Heinrich's Nightjar

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Yucatan Nightjar

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Yucatan Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Nightjar

Gefieder

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in …

Heinrich's Nightjar

Gefieder

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

Yucatan Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

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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