Mees's Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus meesi 比較対象 Eurostopodus argus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mees's Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus meesi Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.6 cm (13.2 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 66.2 g (2.34 oz) 102.5 g (3.62 oz)
食性 Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore; pursues moths and flying beetles over grassland and woodland margins. Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
一腹卵数 -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mees's Nightjar only

None

Spotted Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Mees's Nightjar

さえずり

Churring trill from Wallacean islands; repetitive hollow call; closely related to Large-tailed Nightjar; calls from coastal scrub and open woodland at dusk

Spotted Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mees's Nightjar

Endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, primarily Timor. Resident in lowland forest, open woodland, and savanna.

Spotted Nightjar

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mees's Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mees's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown-grey upperparts with blackish crown streaks and pale buff mottling; buff-white supercilium; white chin patch; underparts barred pale buff and brown; closely resembles Large-tailed Nightjar but marginally paler.

Spotted Nightjar

羽毛

Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …

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About These Birds

Mees's Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのインドネシア・レッサーサンダ諸島に生息する近年分割されたヨタカ。鳴き声が異なる。

Spotted Nightjar

オーストラリア本土のスピニフェックス草原に生息するヨタカで、体重103g。

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