Papuan Nightjar vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Eurostopodus papuensis comparado con Systellura longirostris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Papuan Nightjar | Greater Band-winged Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Eurostopodus papuensis | Systellura longirostris |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,9 cm (14.9 in) | 31,0 cm (12.2 in) |
| Peso | 80,5 g (2.84 oz) | 45,666666666666664 g (1.61 oz) |
| Dieta | Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. | Aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects at night over South American open and scrubby … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1 | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Papuan Nightjar only
Greater Band-winged Nightjar only
Song & Call Comparison
Papuan Nightjar
Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars
Geographic Range & Migration
Papuan Nightjar
Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Resident of open rocky slopes and Andean scrub from Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.
Estado de conservación
Papuan Nightjar
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Papuan Nightjar
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.
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Brown and grey mottled with dark brown and buff vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries forming band pattern in flight; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer …
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.
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~46 g) of open scrub, grassland, and rocky slopes from Argentina northward through the Andes to Colombia. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage with a pale wing bar. Highly vocal at night in Andean valleys. Feeds on insects aerially. Least Concern across its wide South American range.