Grey Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus jotaka से तुलना Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Grey Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Caprimulgus jotaka Eurostopodus papuensis
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 40.7 cm (16.0 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
वजन 84.4 g (2.98 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
आहार Hawks moths and large insects at dusk and night over East and SE Asian forest … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Grey Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

Papuan Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey Nightjar

गीत

Persistent 'cawk-cawk-cawk'; hollow, frog-like notes repeated rapidly; calls from East Asian forests at night; higher-pitched variant churr also given; very persistent caller

Papuan Nightjar

गीत

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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Geographic Range & Migration

Grey Nightjar

Breeds in deciduous and mixed forest from far eastern Russia and northern China south to Korea and Japan; winters in southern and Southeast Asia.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Grey Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey Nightjar

पंख

Grey-brown above with pale buff vermiculations; grey tones stronger than Jungle Nightjar; white throat patch; white outer wing spots; white outer tail in male; buff throat and tail spots in …

Papuan Nightjar

पंख

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.

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About These Birds

Grey Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~84 g) of montane forest and forest edges in Japan, Korea, and northeastern China, wintering in Southeast Asia. Greyish brown with fine vermiculations. Recently split from the Jungle Nightjar. Males call with a nasal 'pyo-pyo' at dusk. Feeds on flying insects. Least Concern.

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.

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