European Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 European Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus europaeus Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.6 cm (14.4 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 75.83333333333333 g (2.67 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and night over European heathland, forest edge, … Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

European Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

European Nightjar

さえずり

Long, mechanical churring trill; sustained 'errrrrr' switching pitch between two notes; unique ventriloquial quality; calls from heath at dusk; alarm a sharp 'coo-ic'

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

European Nightjar

Breeds across Europe and western Asia from Britain to Lake Baikal; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to East Africa.

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

European Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Nightjar

羽毛

Grey-brown and buff mottled with intricate dark vermiculations; male has white spots on outer primaries and white outer tail corners; plain grey head with pale supercilium; female lacks white wing …

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

European Nightjar

ヨーロッパ・アジアで繁殖し、アフリカで越冬する夜行性の鳥(体長24〜28cm)。褐色の迷彩模様が枯れ葉の上で完璧な擬態を見せる。Caprimulgus europaeus(ヨーロッパヨタカ)は夜に活動し、特徴的なガラガラという音のような連続音で鳴く。空中で口を大きく開けて飛びながら昆虫を捕食する。Caprimulgidae科。

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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