Papuan Nightjar vs Short-tailed Nighthawk

Eurostopodus papuensis comparado con Lurocalis semitorquatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Papuan Nightjar Short-tailed Nighthawk
Nombre científico Eurostopodus papuensis Lurocalis semitorquatus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 37,9 cm (14.9 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Peso 80,5 g (2.84 oz) 80,7 g (2.85 oz)
Dieta Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. Aerial insectivore; hawks large beetles and moths at night over South American forest canopy and …
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Papuan Nightjar only

Ninguno

Short-tailed Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Papuan Nightjar

Canto

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Canto

Loud, frog-like 'wok' or 'bok' repeated at dusk; hollow resonant quality; calls from high canopy in flight; rapid series when excited; distinctive and far-carrying

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Geographic Range & Migration

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Resident of lowland forest edge and open woodland from Mexico through Central America and tropical South America to Bolivia and Brazil.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Short-tailed Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Papuan Nightjar

Plumaje

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Plumaje

Dark sooty-brown with buff and rufous spotting; rufous-spotted throat forms partial collar; short rounded tail barred dark brown and buff; lacks white wing bar; darker and more uniformly colored than …

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About These Birds

Papuan Nightjar

Chotacabras de Nueva Guinea, 25-28 cm. Plumaje moteado críptico. Habita bosques del norte de Australia y Nueva Guinea. Nocturno, insectívoro. Preocupación menor.

Short-tailed Nighthawk

A medium Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~81 g) of forest canopy edges and second growth across much of tropical South America and Central America. Dark brown plumage with a white throat patch. Flies swiftly above the canopy at dusk, catching insects. Rounded wings and very short tail are distinctive. Least Concern.

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