Archbold's Nightjar vs Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi 比較対象 Hydropsalis torquata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Archbold's Nightjar Scissor-tailed Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus archboldi Hydropsalis torquata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 54.625 g (1.93 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Catches moths, beetles, and flying insects in aerial sallies at night over South American savanna.
一腹卵数 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

Scissor-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, clear churring 'quurrr'; repetitive at moderate pitch; calls from open cerrado at dusk; males call persistently from prominent perches; alarm a sharp 'chek'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

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

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Resident of open savanna, cerrado, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Bolivia and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male with enormously elongated outer tail feathers to 25 cm forming scissors in flight; brown and buff mottled body; white throat; white wing spots. Female brown mottled with normal tail …

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About These Birds

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。

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~55 g) of open woodland, cerrado, and grassland in eastern and central South America. Males possess spectacularly long scissor-like outer tail feathers. Common around cattle pastures and agricultural land. Feeds on large moths and beetles at night. Least Concern across its broad range.

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