Spotted Nightjar vs Long-trained Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus 比較対象 Macropsalis forcipata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Spotted Nightjar Long-trained Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus argus Macropsalis forcipata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.7 cm (16.8 in) 45.0 cm (17.7 in)
体重 102.5 g (3.62 oz) 111.25 g (3.92 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over Atlantic Forest grassland and scrub.
一腹卵数 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Spotted Nightjar only

Long-trained Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Spotted Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

Long-trained Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, resonant 'chuck' or 'tuck' notes; hollow knocking quality; calls from Atlantic Forest edge at night; males perform aerial display; alarm a rapid staccato bark

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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.

Long-trained Nightjar

Endemic to southeastern Brazil (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro); resident of Atlantic forest edge; vulnerable due to deforestation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Long-trained Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Nightjar

羽毛

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 …

Long-trained Nightjar

羽毛

Male with extremely elongated outer tail feathers forming long train up to 60 cm; dark brown with buff and rufous mottling; white throat; white wing bar. Female lacks elongated tail; …

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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。

Long-trained Nightjar

A large Caprimulgidae nightjar (~111 g) of subtropical Atlantic forest and open country in southeastern Brazil. Males have extraordinary forked tails extending far beyond body length. Inhabits forest edges and clearings in Atlantic Forest remnants. Feeds on moths and large insects. Least Concern; some decline with deforestation.

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