Palau Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus phalaena 比較対象 Eurostopodus argus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Palau Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus phalaena Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.3 cm (12.7 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 91.5 g (3.23 oz) 102.5 g (3.62 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial sallies over Palau island forest and scrub. 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

Palau Nightjar only

None

Spotted Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Palau Nightjar

さえずり

Churring call from Palau forest; repetitive hollow trill; endemic island species with poorly documented vocalizations; calls at night from dense vegetation

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

Palau Nightjar

Endemic to Palau (Micronesia, western Pacific Ocean); resident of forest and open woodland on the main Palauan islands.

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

Palau Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Palau Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and rufous mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff throat patch; small pale wing spots; tail barred brown and buff without bold white markings; Palau endemic; relatively large and …

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

Palau Nightjar

体重約92gのパラオ諸島西太平洋固有のヨタカ。褐色とバフ色の隠蔽色を持つ。

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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