Sykes's Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus mahrattensis 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sykes's Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus mahrattensis Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.9 cm (13.3 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 57.0 g (2.01 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Crepuscular and nocturnal insectivore; forages by sight for moths and large flying beetles above humid … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
一腹卵数 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Sykes's Nightjar only

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sykes's Nightjar

さえずり

Churring trill with hollow 'chuck' interspersed; 'chuck-churr' pattern; calls from Pakistani desert scrub at night; calls during moonlit nights from sandy ground

Papuan Nightjar

さえずり

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sykes's Nightjar

Found in Pakistan, northwestern India, and adjacent Iran and Afghanistan. Resident in dry scrub, rocky hillsides, and semi-desert plains.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sykes's Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sykes's Nightjar

羽毛

Pale greyish-brown upperparts with intricate black-brown shaft streaks and pale buff freckling; whitish chin bar; underparts buff with sparse brown barring; resembles Egyptian but greyer overall.

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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About These Birds

Sykes's Nightjar

体長23cmの小型で淡色のヨタカ。イランからパキスタン・インド西部の砂地砂漠に生息する。

Papuan Nightjar

ニューギニア南部の低地に生息するヨタカで、体重81g。

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