Donaldson Smith's Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus donaldsoni 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus donaldsoni Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 29.75 g (1.05 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insect hawker feeding on moths, beetles, and flying crickets; hunts in buoyant coursing flight. 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

None

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar only

None

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

さえずり

Soft, rapid churring; thin 'trrrr' at moderate pitch; small size produces lighter call; calls from dry African scrub at night; poorly known vocalizations

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

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Gabon south to South Africa. Common in woodland, forest edge, and gardens. Produces distinctive churring calls.

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

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

羽毛

Small and compact; pale greyish-brown upperparts finely vermiculated blackish; narrow whitish supercilium; small white throat spot; underparts pale buff with faint barring; notably small size compared to African relatives.

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

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

体長20〜22cmのアフリカの角・ソマリア・エチオピア・ケニアの乾燥した低木・半乾燥地に生息するヨタカ。

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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