Todd's Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar
Setopagis heterura comparado con Setopagis maculosa
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Todd's Nightjar | Cayenne Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Setopagis heterura | Setopagis maculosa |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Data Deficient |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 27,8 cm (10.9 in) | 27,8 cm (10.9 in) |
| Peso | 36,5 g (1.29 oz) | 47,0 g (1.66 oz) |
| Dieta | Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over South American savanna and scrub. | Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2 | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Todd's Nightjar
Rapid churring trill; nasal 'trrr-trrr' phrases repeated at dusk; calls from savanna and open woodland; poorly documented; higher-pitched than most Setopagis
Cayenne Nightjar
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
Todd's Nightjar
Resident of open woodland and savanna in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and the Guianas; also found in adjacent northern Brazil.
Cayenne Nightjar
Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.
Estado de conservación
Todd's Nightjar
Cayenne Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Todd's Nightjar
Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch in male; white spots on outer tail feathers in male; buff on throat and tail in female; no white wing …
Cayenne Nightjar
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
Todd's Nightjar
A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~37 g) of open woodland and savanna in Trinidad and the Llanos of Venezuela and Colombia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff; white throat mark visible. Nocturnal; calls persistently at night. Feeds on flying insects. Similar to Spot-tailed but distinguished by call and range. Least Concern.
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.