Archbold's Nightjar vs Pauraque

Eurostopodus archboldi 比較対象 Nyctidromus albicollis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Archbold's Nightjar Pauraque
学名 Eurostopodus archboldi Nyctidromus albicollis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 30.2 cm (11.9 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 54.275 g (1.91 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects over Neotropical forest edges and clearings.
一腹卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

Pauraque 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

Pauraque

さえずり

Loud, whistled 'wh-WHEER' or 'come-to-me'; clear melodic quality; rich, slurred whistle carrying through lowland forest; alarm a harsh bark; common sound at dusk

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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.

Pauraque

Widespread resident of open woodland, scrub, and forest edge from Texas (USA) south through Central America and tropical South America to Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Pauraque

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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.

Pauraque

羽毛

Brown and rufous mottled above with dark vermiculations; white throat patch bordered by rufous; white outer tail feathers in male; white wing bar visible in flight. Female has buff outer …

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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。

Pauraque

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~54 g) of forest edges, gardens, and open scrub from Texas south through Central and South America. Distinctively long tail with white outer rectrices; rufous facial patch. Highly vocal at night with loud repeated 'pur-WEE' calls. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern.

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