Tawny-collared Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Antrostomus salvini 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tawny-collared Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus salvini Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over Central American forest and forest edge. Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
一腹卵数 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tawny-collared Nightjar only

None

Papuan Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-collared Nightjar

さえずり

Loud 'WHEEP' or 'weet' repeated at intervals; sharp, whistled call; carries through Mexican highland forest; higher-pitched than Chuck-will's-widow; distinctive sharp quality

Papuan Nightjar

さえずり

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Resident of tropical dry forest and scrub in eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) and northern Central America.

Papuan Nightjar

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-collared Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above; distinctive tawny-buff collar encircling hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; Mexican dry forests.

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~56 g) of humid foothill and montane forest edges in northeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Named for its tawny hindneck collar. Brown-mottled plumage; males have white tail corners. Roosts on the ground; feeds nocturnally on insects. Least Concern.

Papuan Nightjar

ニューギニア南部の低地に生息するヨタカで、体重81g。

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