Sand-colored Nighthawk vs Archbold's Nightjar

Chordeiles rupestris 比較対象 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sand-colored Nighthawk Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles rupestris Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.9 cm (13.0 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 52.25 g (1.84 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; hawks insects over South American river sandbars and open areas, often in flocks. 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

Sand-colored Nighthawk only

Archbold's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sand-colored Nighthawk

さえずり

Nasal, buzzy 'bzeent' calls; short buzzing trills; colonial roosters produce chorus of soft chirring notes; calls from sandy riverbanks at dusk

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

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Resident of sandy riverbanks and open savanna in the Amazon and Orinoco basins of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil.

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

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sand-colored Nighthawk

羽毛

Pale sandy-buff overall with dark brown vermiculations; white throat and lower underparts; bold white wing bar; white tail with dark terminal band; paler coloration than other nighthawks suits sandy riverbank …

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

Sand-colored Nighthawk

サンドカラードナイトホーク(Chordeiles rupestris)はアマゾン川流域の砂洲や河岸に生息するナイトホークです。砂地に偽装した羽毛が特徴で、地面に産んだ卵は周囲に溶け込みます。薄明時に昆虫を捕食する夜行性の鳥です。

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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