Large-tailed Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus 比較対象 Eurostopodus diabolicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Large-tailed Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus macrurus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 35.8 cm (14.1 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 69.16666666666667 g (2.44 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Nocturnal feeder on flying insects including moths, beetles, and larger dipterans; hunts in low coursing … 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

Large-tailed Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Large-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, resonant 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow knocking notes with long trill; one of Asia's commonest nightjars; calls persistently from forest edges; carries great distance

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Found from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and northern Australia. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and plantations.

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Large-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Intricately patterned brown, black, and buff upperparts; pale supercilium contrasts with dark crown; white throat patch; males show conspicuous white outer tail feathers and white primary spots; long tail distinctive.

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

体長25〜33cmの南・東南アジアからオーストラリアに生息するヨタカ。赤褐色の首輪とトク・トク・トクという鳴き声が特徴。

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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