Star-spotted Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus stellatus comparado con Eurostopodus argus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Star-spotted Nightjar | Spotted Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Caprimulgus stellatus | Eurostopodus argus |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 30,9 cm (12.2 in) | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) |
| Peso | 59,25 g (2.09 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 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Star-spotted Nightjar only
Spotted Nightjar only
Song & Call Comparison
Star-spotted Nightjar
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
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
Star-spotted 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
Star-spotted Nightjar
Spotted Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Star-spotted Nightjar
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 …
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
Star-spotted Nightjar
Chotacabras estrellado de 20–23 cm, habita en las sabanas y matorrales áridos de Somalia, Etiopía y el norte de Kenia.
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.