Swamp Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Swamp Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus natalensis 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 76.3 g (2.69 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Swamp Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Swamp Nightjar

さえずり

Mellow churring trill; softer 'frog-like' chrrr from wetland margins; calls from papyrus and reed beds in Africa; lower and rounder than dryland nightjars

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Swamp Nightjar

Known from a single wing found in Ethiopia's Nechisar National Park. Possibly extinct; range and taxonomy uncertain. Critically Endangered.

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

保全状況

Least Concern

Swamp Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Swamp Nightjar

羽毛

Relatively large; dark brown upperparts with heavy blackish streaking and pale buff spotting; broad white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; often shows paler underpart ground colour than …

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.

About These Birds

Swamp Nightjar

体長23〜24cmのサハラ以南アフリカの湿潤な草地・湿地に生息するヨタカ。白い喉斑が特徴。

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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