Dusky Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Antrostomus saturatus comparado con Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Dusky Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
Nombre científico Antrostomus saturatus Eurostopodus papuensis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 28,9 cm (11.4 in) 37,9 cm (14.9 in)
Peso 51,95 g (1.83 oz) 80,5 g (2.84 oz)
Dieta Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles over Costa Rican and Panamanian forest. Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Dusky Nightjar only

Ninguno

Papuan Nightjar only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Dusky Nightjar

Canto

Soft, repeated 'wherrr-wherrr'; gentle churring whistle from Costa Rican highlands; calls from cloud forest at night; moderate pace with slight upward inflection

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

Dusky Nightjar

Resident of highland forest and forest edge in Costa Rica and western Panama, at 1,000–2,500 m; closely tied to Chirripó massif.

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

Dusky Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dusky Nightjar

Plumaje

Darker and more saturated than related nightjars; dark brown-grey with buff mottling and dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; small white outer tail spots; Costa Rican …

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

Dusky Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~52 g) of montane forest and forest edges in Costa Rica and western Panama above 900 m. Dark sooty-brown plumage with faint paler barring. Calls with a repeated churring phrase at night. Feeds on flying insects in montane cloud forest. Least Concern; range restricted but stable.

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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