Savanna Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus affinis 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Savanna Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus affinis Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.9 cm (12.6 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 74.16666666666667 g (2.62 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial feeder on moths, beetles, and flying bugs; forages in open areas near woodland … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Savanna Nightjar only

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Savanna Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, churring 'chwerrr'; resonant trill from South and Southeast Asian open habitats; calls from bare ground and burnt areas; very common nocturnal sound

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

Savanna Nightjar

Found in Indonesia and the Philippines on Sulawesi, Mindanao, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest edge and scrub.

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

Savanna Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Savanna Nightjar

羽毛

Pale greyish-brown upperparts with black shaft streaks and buff spotting; whitish supercilium and moustachial stripe; white throat patch; males show large white outer tail patches; widespread across South and Southeast …

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

Savanna Nightjar

体長20〜23cmのパキスタンからフィリピンの南・東南アジアに生息するヨタカ。白い翼斑が特徴。

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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