Heinrich's Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Eurostopodus diabolicus से तुलना Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heinrich's Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eurostopodus diabolicus Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
वजन 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
आहार Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
अंडों की संख्या 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heinrich's Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

Yucatan Poorwill only

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

गीत

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

Yucatan Poorwill

गीत

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Yucatan Poorwill

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

पंख

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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