Star-spotted Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus comparado con Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Star-spotted Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
Nombre científico Caprimulgus stellatus Eurostopodus archboldi
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 41,0 cm (16.1 in)
Peso 59,25 g (2.09 oz) 77,0 g (2.72 oz)
Dieta -- Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

Canto

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

Archbold's Nightjar

Canto

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Geographic Range & Migration

Star-spotted Nightjar

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

Plumaje

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

Archbold's Nightjar

Plumaje

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

About These Birds

Star-spotted Nightjar

Chotacabras estrellado de 20–23 cm, habita en las sabanas y matorrales áridos de Somalia, Etiopía y el norte de Kenia.

Archbold's Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~77 g) known from subalpine grasslands and forest margins in the interior mountains of New Guinea. Named after naturalist Richard Archbold. Cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. Infrequently observed; biology largely undescribed. Least Concern in its montane range.

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