Swamp Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis 比較対象 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Swamp Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus natalensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 76.3 g (2.69 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
一腹卵数 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Swamp Nightjar only

Heinrich'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

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

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.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

保全状況

Least Concern

Swamp Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich'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 …

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.

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。

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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