Archbold's Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Eurostopodus archboldi 比較対象 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Archbold's Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
学名 Eurostopodus archboldi Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
一腹卵数 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Archbold's Nightjar only

None

Yucatan Poorwill only

None

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

Yucatan Poorwill

さえずり

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

保全状況

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

羽毛

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

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。

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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