Sulawesi Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis से तुलना Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sulawesi Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Caprimulgus celebensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 37.4 cm (14.7 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
वजन 63.166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
आहार -- Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
अंडों की संख्या -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Nightjar

गीत

Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note

Heinrich's Nightjar

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Sulawesi Nightjar

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Nightjar

पंख

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.

Heinrich's Nightjar

पंख

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.

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.

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.

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