Jungle Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus 比較対象 Eurostopodus diabolicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Jungle Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus indicus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 84.0 g (2.96 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and flying insects over South and SE Asian forest. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Jungle Nightjar only

None

Heinrich's Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Jungle Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring 'chuck-chuck-chuck-rrr'; repetitive with accelerating quality; calls from South Asian forest at dusk; hollow resonant tone; alarm a sharp 'chuck'

Heinrich's Nightjar

さえずり

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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Geographic Range & Migration

Jungle Nightjar

Breeds in eastern Asia (India, China, Korea, Japan) south to Southeast Asia; northern populations winter in tropical Southeast Asia.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Jungle Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Jungle Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch; white wing spots across primaries; white outer tail spots in male; buff throat and tail spots in female; pale supercilium …

Heinrich's Nightjar

羽毛

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

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About These Birds

Jungle Nightjar

体重約84gのインドから日本の森林縁に生息するヨタカ。灰褐色のバフ色で隠蔽色が高く、部分的に渡りを行う。

Heinrich's Nightjar

スラウェシ島固有のヨタカで、体重104g。「悪魔のヨタカ」という名で知られる。

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