Star-spotted Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Star-spotted Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus stellatus Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 59.25 g (2.09 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Crepuscular insect hawker; primarily moths and beetles caught during aerial sallies over forest edges. 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

None

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Papuan Nightjar only

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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

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Found from India and Sri Lanka east to southern China, Indochina, and the Philippines. Resident in open country, rice paddies, and light scrub.

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

Least Concern

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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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 …

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

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。

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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