Sulawesi Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar
Caprimulgus celebensis comparé à Eurostopodus papuensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Sulawesi Nightjar | Papuan Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Caprimulgus celebensis | Eurostopodus papuensis |
| Ordre | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Famille | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 37,4 cm (14.7 in) | 37,9 cm (14.9 in) |
| Poids | 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) | 80,5 g (2.84 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Crepuscular insectivore specialising in large moths; also takes beetles and flies in low-level aerial sallies. | Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. |
| Taille de la couvée | -- | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sulawesi Nightjar
Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note
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
Geographic Range & Migration
Sulawesi Nightjar
Found in Somalia, Kenya, and southern Ethiopia. Resident in arid thorn scrub and open acacia woodland. Uncommon and poorly known.
Papuan Nightjar
Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).
Statut de conservation
Sulawesi Nightjar
Papuan Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Sulawesi Nightjar
Richly marked rufous-brown and dark grey upperparts; pale buff spotting on wing coverts; white throat patch; underparts buff-white barred brown; Sulawesi endemic showing warmer tones than many regional congeners.
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.
About These Birds
Sulawesi Nightjar
A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland and montane forests. Dark brown plumage with cryptic patterning. Nocturnal insectivore. A sedentary species; limited ecological data available due to restricted range.
Papuan Nightjar
A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~81 g) of lowland savanna, grassland, and forest edges across the southern lowlands of New Guinea. Cryptic buff-and-brown plumage; white-spotted wings visible in flight. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Commonly heard at night but rarely seen by day. Least Concern.