Large-tailed Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus comparado con Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Large-tailed Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Nombre científico Caprimulgus macrurus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 35,8 cm (14.1 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Peso 69,16666666666667 g (2.44 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta Nocturnal feeder on flying insects including moths, beetles, and larger dipterans; hunts in low coursing … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Large-tailed Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Large-tailed Nightjar

Canto

Loud, resonant 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow knocking notes with long trill; one of Asia's commonest nightjars; calls persistently from forest edges; carries great distance

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Found from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and northern Australia. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and plantations.

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Large-tailed Nightjar

Plumaje

Intricately patterned brown, black, and buff upperparts; pale supercilium contrasts with dark crown; white throat patch; males show conspicuous white outer tail feathers and white primary spots; long tail distinctive.

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Chotacabras de cola larga de 27–30 cm, ampliamente distribuido desde el sur de Asia hasta Australia, habita en bosques abiertos y matorrales.

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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