Papuan Nightjar vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Eurostopodus papuensis comparé à Systellura longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Papuan Nightjar Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Nom scientifique Eurostopodus papuensis Systellura longirostris
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 37,9 cm (14.9 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Poids 80,5 g (2.84 oz) 45,666666666666664 g (1.61 oz)
Régime alimentaire 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 …
Taille de la couvée 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Papuan Nightjar only

Greater Band-winged Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Papuan Nightjar

Chant

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

Chant

Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars

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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.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Papuan Nightjar

Plumage

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

Plumage

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 …

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About These Birds

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.

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.

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