Spotted Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus comparado con Setopagis maculosa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Spotted Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Nombre científico Eurostopodus argus Setopagis maculosa
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Data Deficient
Longitud
Envergadura 42,7 cm (16.8 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 102,5 g (3.62 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Dieta Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Spotted Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Spotted Nightjar

Canto

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

Cayenne Nightjar

Canto

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

Geographic Range & Migration

Spotted Nightjar

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Nightjar

Plumaje

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 …

Cayenne Nightjar

Plumaje

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

About These Birds

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.

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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