Star-spotted Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Star-spotted Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus stellatus Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 59.25 g (2.09 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 -- Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

さえずり

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

体長21〜23cmのアフリカの角・アラビア半島南部の乾燥した岩場の半砂漠に生息するヨタカ。星状の白い斑点が特徴。

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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