Sulawesi Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar
Caprimulgus celebensis comparado con Eurostopodus archboldi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Sulawesi Nightjar | Archbold's Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Caprimulgus celebensis | Eurostopodus archboldi |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,4 cm (14.7 in) | 41,0 cm (16.1 in) |
| Peso | 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) | 77,0 g (2.72 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sulawesi Nightjar
Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note
Archbold's Nightjar
Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea
Geographic Range & Migration
Sulawesi Nightjar
Archbold's Nightjar
Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.
Estado de conservación
Sulawesi Nightjar
Archbold's Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Sulawesi Nightjar
Richly marked rufous-brown and dark grey upperparts; pale buff spotting on wing coverts; white throat patch; underparts buff-white barred brown; Sulawesi endemic showing warmer tones than many regional congeners.
Archbold's Nightjar
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
Sulawesi Nightjar
Chotacabras de Célebes de 22–24 cm, endémico de la isla de Célebes (Sulawesi) y algunas islas menores de Indonesia.
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.