Tawny-collared Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Antrostomus salvini verglichen mit Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tawny-collared Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
Wissenschaftlicher Name Antrostomus salvini Eurostopodus archboldi
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 33,8 cm (13.3 in) 41,0 cm (16.1 in)
Gewicht 56,0 g (1.98 oz) 77,0 g (2.72 oz)
Ernährung Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over Central American forest and forest edge. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Gesang

Loud 'WHEEP' or 'weet' repeated at intervals; sharp, whistled call; carries through Mexican highland forest; higher-pitched than Chuck-will's-widow; distinctive sharp quality

Archbold's Nightjar

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Resident of tropical dry forest and scrub in eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) and northern Central America.

Archbold's Nightjar

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Gefieder

Brown and buff mottled above; distinctive tawny-buff collar encircling hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; Mexican dry forests.

Archbold's Nightjar

Gefieder

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.

About These Birds

Tawny-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~56 g) of humid foothill and montane forest edges in northeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Named for its tawny hindneck collar. Brown-mottled plumage; males have white tail corners. Roosts on the ground; feeds nocturnally on insects. Least Concern.

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.

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