Sulawesi Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis comparado con Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sulawesi Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Nombre científico Caprimulgus celebensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Peso 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Nightjar

Canto

Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note

Heinrich's Nightjar

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Sulawesi Nightjar

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Nightjar

Plumaje

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.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Plumaje

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

Sulawesi Nightjar

Chotacabras de Célebes de 22–24 cm, endémico de la isla de Célebes (Sulawesi) y algunas islas menores de Indonesia.

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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