Short-tailed Nighthawk vs Cayenne Nightjar

Lurocalis semitorquatus से तुलना Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Short-tailed Nighthawk Cayenne Nightjar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Lurocalis semitorquatus Setopagis maculosa
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Data Deficient
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 37.1 cm (14.6 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
वजन 80.7 g (2.85 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
आहार Aerial insectivore; hawks large beetles and moths at night over South American forest canopy and … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
अंडों की संख्या 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Short-tailed Nighthawk only

Cayenne Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

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Song & Call Comparison

Short-tailed Nighthawk

गीत

Loud, frog-like 'wok' or 'bok' repeated at dusk; hollow resonant quality; calls from high canopy in flight; rapid series when excited; distinctive and far-carrying

Cayenne Nightjar

गीत

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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Geographic Range & Migration

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Resident of lowland forest edge and open woodland from Mexico through Central America and tropical South America to Bolivia and Brazil.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Short-tailed Nighthawk

पंख

Dark sooty-brown with buff and rufous spotting; rufous-spotted throat forms partial collar; short rounded tail barred dark brown and buff; lacks white wing bar; darker and more uniformly colored than …

Cayenne Nightjar

पंख

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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About These Birds

Short-tailed Nighthawk

A medium Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~81 g) of forest canopy edges and second growth across much of tropical South America and Central America. Dark brown plumage with a white throat patch. Flies swiftly above the canopy at dusk, catching insects. Rounded wings and very short tail are distinctive. Least Concern.

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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