Freckled Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Freckled Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus tristigma Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.4 cm (13.5 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 79.88333333333334 g (2.82 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore, hawking moths, beetles, and other flying insects in sustained sallying flight over … Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
一腹卵数 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Freckled Nightjar only

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Freckled Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, dog-like 'bow-wow' or 'woof-woof'; unusual barking call for a nightjar; carries across rocky African outcrops; alarm a sharp 'chek'; distinctive among all nightjars

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Freckled Nightjar

Found in Borneo and Sumatra in lowland rainforest and peat swamp forest. Rare and seldom recorded; possibly resident year-round.

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Freckled Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Freckled Nightjar

羽毛

Heavily freckled dark grey and black upperparts resembling granite surfaces; whitish throat patch; underparts densely barred dark and pale; uniquely dark stone-coloured cryptic plumage adapted to rocky outcrops in Africa.

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.

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About These Birds

Freckled Nightjar

体長25〜28cmのサハラ以南アフリカの岩場・岩石の多い丘陵地に生息するヨタカ。地衣類のような斑点のある灰褐色。

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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