Barred Owlet-nightjar vs New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles bennettii 比較対象 Aegotheles savesi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Barred Owlet-nightjar New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles bennettii Aegotheles savesi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 24.6 cm (9.7 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
体重 52.416666666666664 g (1.85 oz) 55.5 g (1.96 oz)
食性 Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches beetles, moths, and flying ants in short sallying flights … Night hunter of beetles, large moths, and termites; combines aerial sallying with gleaning on tree …
一腹卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Barred Owlet-nightjar only

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New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Barred Owlet-nightjar

さえずり

Churring 'churr-churr'; moderate-pitched trill from New Guinea lowland forest; calls at night from tree hollows; alarm a chattering series; repetitive territorial call

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

さえずり

Extremely poorly known; presumed churring trill; critically endangered with fewer than 50 individuals; no confirmed recordings from New Caledonian forest

Geographic Range & Migration

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Found in New Guinea and adjacent islands in lowland and hill forest. Resident in diverse forest types from coast to 1,500 m elevation.

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Possibly extinct; known from one specimen from New Caledonia collected in 1880. Critically Endangered; may survive in dense humid forest.

保全状況

Least Concern

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Brown upperparts with distinct dark brown barring creating ladder-like pattern; underparts pale buff with extensive dark barring; bold facial disc markings; New Guinea species with the most conspicuously barred plumage …

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts with buff barring; underparts pale buff barred dark brown; facial disc with dark surround; large for genus; critically endangered New Caledonian endemic known from very few records …

About These Birds

Barred Owlet-nightjar

A medium-sized owlet-nightjar (23-26 cm) found in forests and savanna woodland of New Guinea and northern Australia. Barred brown plumage with a dark crown and facial disc. Nocturnal insectivore, nesting in tree hollows. The most widespread New Guinean owlet-nightjar.

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

An extremely rare and possibly extinct owlet-nightjar (28 cm) endemic to New Caledonia. Known from a single specimen collected in 1880 and one probable sighting in 1998. Classified as Critically Endangered. Believed to inhabit humid montane forest. Ecology virtually unknown.

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