Prigogine's Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus prigoginei 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Prigogine's Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus prigoginei Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.2 cm (12.7 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 57.5 g (2.03 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insectivore feeding on moths, termites, and flying beetles caught in aerial sallies over savanna … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
一腹卵数 -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Prigogine's Nightjar only

None

Papuan Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Prigogine's Nightjar

さえずり

Essentially unknown vocalizations; extremely rare Central African species; presumed churring trill; known from only two specimens; calls at night from forest

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

Prigogine's Nightjar

Found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo. Resident in lowland rainforest and forest edge. Rare.

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

Data Deficient

Prigogine's Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Prigogine's Nightjar

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown upperparts with pale buff mottling and streaking; whitish throat patch; buff and brown barred underparts; data-deficient Albertine Rift endemic known from limited specimens.

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

Prigogine's Nightjar

1955年に東コンゴのイトンブウェ山地で採集された1標本のみ知られる絶滅危惧II類のヨタカ。生態は不明。

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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