Long-tailed Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus climacurus comparado con Eurostopodus argus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Long-tailed Nightjar | Spotted Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Caprimulgus climacurus | Eurostopodus argus |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 28,6 cm (11.3 in) | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) |
| Peso | 48,333333333333336 g (1.70 oz) | 102,5 g (3.62 oz) |
| Dieta | Crepuscular to nocturnal; feeds predominantly on moths and flying beetles, hawked in open flight near … | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Long-tailed Nightjar only
Spotted Nightjar only
Song & Call Comparison
Long-tailed Nightjar
Churring trill with hollow 'cuck' notes; 'cuck-churr-cuck' pattern; calls from West African woodland at night; alarm a sharp bark; persistent caller in dry season
Spotted Nightjar
Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking
Geographic Range & Migration
Long-tailed Nightjar
Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in open bushland. Male has elongated outer tail feathers with bare shafts.
Spotted Nightjar
Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.
Estado de conservación
Long-tailed Nightjar
Spotted Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Long-tailed Nightjar
Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; males sport extremely elongated central tail feathers twice body length with bare white rachis; females much shorter-tailed; West African savanna specialist.
Spotted Nightjar
Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …
About These Birds
Long-tailed Nightjar
Chotacabras de cola larga de 28–37 cm con largas plumas externas de cola, habita en la sabana y los matorrales de África occidental.
Spotted Nightjar
Chotacabras de Argos, 28-30 cm. Pardo y negro moteado, cola punteada, ojos grandes. Habita bosques y matorrales abiertos de Australia. Nocturno. Insectívoro. Preocupación menor.