Plain Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Plain Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus inornatus Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 45.75 g (1.61 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Feeds nocturnally on moths and large beetles in erratic low-level hunting flights over tropical scrub. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Plain Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Plain Nightjar

さえずり

Monotonous churring trill; steady 'churrrrr' from African savanna; calls persistently at night; plain plumage matched by relatively unvaried, repetitive song

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

Plain Nightjar

Found from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in arid acacia scrub and dry open country. Closely related to Nubian Nightjar.

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

Plain Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plain Nightjar

羽毛

Uniformly plain sandy-grey upperparts with minimal patterning; faint pale supercilium; small whitish throat spot; underparts pale buff with fine barring; among the least boldly marked nightjars, blending into Sahel scrubland.

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

Plain Nightjar

体長21〜23cmのセネガルからソマリアのサヘル帯に生息するヨタカ。淡い砂色の羽色を持ち、遊牧生活をする。

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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