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
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
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
Spotted Nightjar
Cayenne Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Spotted Nightjar
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
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.