Heinrich's Nightjar vs Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Eurostopodus diabolicus comparado con Hydropsalis climacocerca
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Heinrich's Nightjar | Ladder-tailed Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Eurostopodus diabolicus | Hydropsalis climacocerca |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 39,9 cm (15.7 in) | 29,9 cm (11.8 in) |
| Peso | 104,0 g (3.67 oz) | 48,0 g (1.69 oz) |
| Dieta | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Amazonian river margins and forest clearings. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Heinrich's Nightjar only
Ladder-tailed Nightjar only
Song & Call Comparison
Heinrich's Nightjar
Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Resonant churring trill over Amazonian rivers; 'churr-churr' with hollow quality; calls from riverside sandbars and beaches at dusk; distinctive riverside habitat singer
Geographic Range & Migration
Heinrich's Nightjar
Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Resident of sandy riverbanks, open woodland, and savanna in the Amazon basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and central Brazil.
Estado de conservación
Heinrich's Nightjar
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Heinrich's Nightjar
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.
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Male brown and buff mottled above; white throat; graduated tail with white ladder pattern on inner webs of outer rectrices diagnostic; white wing patches. Female has buff throat; tail barred …
About These Birds
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.
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
El añapero de cola escalonada es un chotacabras neotropical con cola larga y escalonada, que habita en riberas de ríos de la cuenca amazónica.