Buff-collared Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Antrostomus ridgwayi comparado con Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Buff-collared Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
Nombre científico Antrostomus ridgwayi Eurostopodus papuensis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 37,9 cm (14.9 in)
Peso 49,5 g (1.75 oz) 80,5 g (2.84 oz)
Dieta Catches moths and flying insects at night over arid scrub and rocky canyons of Mexico … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Buff-collared Nightjar only

Ninguno

Papuan Nightjar only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Buff-collared Nightjar

Canto

Rapid, staccato 'cuk-cuk-cuk-WEEEER'; accelerating series ending in long slurred note; carries through arid Mexican canyons; distinctive rapid chucking intro

Papuan Nightjar

Canto

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-collared Nightjar

Breeds in arid scrub and dry woodland in southwestern USA (Arizona, New Mexico) and western Mexico; winters south to Honduras.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Buff-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-collared Nightjar

Plumaje

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; buff-orange collar across hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; arid southwest …

Papuan Nightjar

Plumaje

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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About These Birds

Buff-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~50 g) of arid scrub, rocky canyon slopes, and thorn forest from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua. A buff nuchal collar distinguishes it from similar species. Calls with a loud 'cuck-cuck-cuck-coo-chee' phrase. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern.

Papuan Nightjar

Chotacabras de Nueva Guinea, 25-28 cm. Plumaje moteado críptico. Habita bosques del norte de Australia y Nueva Guinea. Nocturno, insectívoro. Preocupación menor.

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