Sulawesi Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis 比較対象 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sulawesi Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus celebensis Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Data Deficient
体長
翼開長 37.4 cm (14.7 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
体重 63.166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
食性 Crepuscular insectivore specialising in large moths; also takes beetles and flies in low-level aerial sallies. Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note

Cayenne Nightjar

さえずり

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sulawesi Nightjar

Found in Somalia, Kenya, and southern Ethiopia. Resident in arid thorn scrub and open acacia woodland. Uncommon and poorly known.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Nightjar

羽毛

Richly marked rufous-brown and dark grey upperparts; pale buff spotting on wing coverts; white throat patch; underparts buff-white barred brown; Sulawesi endemic showing warmer tones than many regional congeners.

Cayenne Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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About These Birds

Sulawesi Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのスラウェシ固有のヨタカ。低地・山地林に生息する暗褐色の鳥。

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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