Heinrich's Nightjar vs Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus comparado con Uropsalis lyra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Heinrich's Nightjar Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Nombre científico Eurostopodus diabolicus Uropsalis lyra
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 39,9 cm (15.7 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 71,25 g (2.51 oz)
Dieta Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Hawks moths and flying insects at night over Andean montane forest; male's enormously long tail …
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Ninguno

Lyre-tailed Nightjar only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

Canto

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Canto

Clear, melodic whistled phrase; 'wheeeoo' delivered from Andean ridges; males give repeated territorial whistle; alarm a sharp 'chek'; female call quieter and thinner

Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean cloud forest and forest edge in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, at 1,000–2,500 m.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Heinrich's Nightjar

Plumaje

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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Plumaje

Male dark brown with buff mottling; outer tail feathers massively elongated and curved outward forming lyre shape up to 60 cm; white throat. Female plain brown and buff mottled without …

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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~71 g) of Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Males bear enormously elongated outer tail feathers extending over three times the body length in a lyrate shape; females lack this ornamentation. Inhabits moist montane forest edges. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

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