Madagascar Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus madagascariensis 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus madagascariensis Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.4 cm (12.0 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 42.333333333333336 g (1.49 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Crepuscular and nocturnal moth specialist; supplements diet with beetles and flying termites over open woodland. 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

Madagascar Nightjar only

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Madagascar Nightjar

さえずり

Churring call from Madagascar scrub; rhythmic 'trrr-trrr' at moderate tempo; endemic; calls at dusk and dawn from open woodland and hedgerows; alarm a sharp click

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

Madagascar Nightjar

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Resident in swampy grassland and wetland margins.

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

Madagascar Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Madagascar Nightjar

羽毛

Brown upperparts intricately patterned with black streaks and pale tawny freckles; buff-white throat band; underparts finely barred buff and dark brown; island endemic with slightly warmer coloration than continental African …

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

Madagascar Nightjar

体長23〜25cmのマダガスカル固有のヨタカ。乾燥落葉林から湿潤雨林に生息する。

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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