Mexican Whip-poor-will vs Archbold's Nightjar

Antrostomus arizonae 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mexican Whip-poor-will Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus arizonae Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.9 cm (12.6 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 47.45 g (1.67 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over pine-oak forest of Mexico and SW … Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mexican Whip-poor-will only

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Whip-poor-will

さえずり

Clear 'whip-poor-WILL'; similar to Eastern but slightly higher in pitch; calls from pine-oak highlands of Mexico; burry whistled quality; repeated persistently at night

Archbold's Nightjar

さえずり

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Breeds in pine-oak highland forest in the mountains of Mexico and Central America; partially migratory at higher elevations.

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mexican Whip-poor-will

羽毛

Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white outer tail tips in male; recently split from Eastern Whip-poor-will; slightly browner tones …

Archbold's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

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About These Birds

Mexican Whip-poor-will

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) of pine-oak forests in the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and western Mexico. Recently split from the Eastern Whip-poor-will on morphological and vocal grounds. Calls with the same 'whip-poor-will' phrase. Feeds on moths and beetles nocturnally. Least Concern.

Archbold's Nightjar

ニューギニアの亜高山帯に生息するヨタカで、探検家リチャード・アーチボルドにちなんで命名された。

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