Dusky Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Antrostomus saturatus 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Dusky Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus saturatus Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.9 cm (11.4 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 51.95 g (1.83 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles over Costa Rican and Panamanian forest. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Dusky Nightjar only

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Dusky Nightjar

さえずり

Soft, repeated 'wherrr-wherrr'; gentle churring whistle from Costa Rican highlands; calls from cloud forest at night; moderate pace with slight upward inflection

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

Dusky Nightjar

Resident of highland forest and forest edge in Costa Rica and western Panama, at 1,000–2,500 m; closely tied to Chirripó massif.

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

Dusky Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dusky Nightjar

羽毛

Darker and more saturated than related nightjars; dark brown-grey with buff mottling and dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; small white outer tail spots; Costa Rican …

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

Dusky Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~52 g) of montane forest and forest edges in Costa Rica and western Panama above 900 m. Dark sooty-brown plumage with faint paler barring. Calls with a repeated churring phrase at night. Feeds on flying insects in montane cloud forest. Least Concern; range restricted but stable.

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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