Star-spotted Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus comparado con Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Star-spotted Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Nombre científico Caprimulgus stellatus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Peso 59,25 g (2.09 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Heinrich'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

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich'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 …

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

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

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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