Salvadori's Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus comparado con Eurostopodus argus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Salvadori's Nightjar | Spotted Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Caprimulgus pulchellus | Eurostopodus argus |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 30,8 cm (12.1 in) | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) |
| Peso | 57,5 g (2.03 oz) | 102,5 g (3.62 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1-2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Salvadori's Nightjar only
Spotted Nightjar only
Song & Call Comparison
Salvadori's Nightjar
Churring trill; repetitive 'chrrr' from Sumatran highland forest; calls at night from mossy forest understory; moderate pitch; similar to but separable from Bornean species
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
Salvadori's Nightjar
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
Salvadori's Nightjar
Spotted Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Salvadori's Nightjar
Attractively patterned dark brown and buff upperparts; warm buff supercilium and throat patch; rufous-buff spotting on wing coverts; underparts barred buff; montane Sundaland endemic with relatively rich coloration.
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
Salvadori's Nightjar
Chotacabras de Java de 22–24 cm con plumaje vistoso, endémico de Java y Bali en Indonesia, habita en los bosques montanos.
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.