Spotted Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus 比較対象 Eurostopodus diabolicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Spotted Nightjar | Heinrich's Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Eurostopodus argus | Eurostopodus diabolicus |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 42.7 cm (16.8 in) | 39.9 cm (15.7 in) |
| 体重 | 102.5 g (3.62 oz) | 104.0 g (3.67 oz) |
| 食性 | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. |
| 一腹卵数 | 1 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Spotted Nightjar
Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking
Heinrich's Nightjar
Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night
Geographic Range & Migration
Spotted Nightjar
Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.
Heinrich's Nightjar
Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.
保全状況
Spotted Nightjar
Heinrich's Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Spotted Nightjar
Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …
Heinrich's Nightjar
Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.
About These Birds
Spotted Nightjar
オーストラリア本土のスピニフェックス草原に生息するヨタカで、体重103g。
Heinrich's Nightjar
スラウェシ島固有のヨタカで、体重104g。「悪魔のヨタカ」という名で知られる。