Bonaparte's Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus concretus comparado con Eurostopodus argus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bonaparte's Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
Nombre científico Caprimulgus concretus Eurostopodus argus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 32,8 cm (12.9 in) 42,7 cm (16.8 in)
Peso 57,5 g (2.03 oz) 102,5 g (3.62 oz)
Dieta Crepuscular and nocturnal insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and large flying insects on the wing in … Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bonaparte's Nightjar only

Ninguno

Spotted Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Canto

Churring call from Borneo lowland forest; repetitive hollow trill; rarely recorded; calls at night from dense humid forest; alarm a sharp bark note

Spotted Nightjar

Canto

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

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Found in highland Borneo and Sumatra in montane forest at 1,000–2,500 m. Endemic to the Sundaic region; infrequently recorded.

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

Vulnerable

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Plumaje

Rich dark brown upperparts with black-centred feathers and buff-chestnut edging; white throat patch; densely barred underparts; males have white outer tail feathers; Bornean endemic with notably deep brown tones.

Spotted Nightjar

Plumaje

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

Bonaparte's Nightjar

A small, secretive nightjar (20-22 cm) of lowland and peat-swamp forests in Borneo and Sumatra. Dark brown plumage with fine barring. Nocturnal insectivore, poorly known due to dense forest habitat. Classified as Near Threatened due to ongoing deforestation.

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.

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