Heinrich's Nightjar vs Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus 比較対象 Hydropsalis torquata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Heinrich's Nightjar Scissor-tailed Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus diabolicus Hydropsalis torquata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 54.625 g (1.93 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. 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

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Scissor-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

さえずり

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Heinrich's Nightjar

羽毛

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.

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

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。

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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