Heinrich's Nightjar vs Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus 比較対象 Uropsalis segmentata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Heinrich's Nightjar Swallow-tailed Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus diabolicus Uropsalis segmentata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 42.25000000000001 g (1.49 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles over Andean montane forest and scrub.
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Heinrich's Nightjar only

None

Swallow-tailed Nightjar only

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

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

High, thin churring whistle; reedy 'tsee-tsee' series; calls from Andean forest understory; males conspicuous in display flight; female call softer and shorter

Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean forest edge and open slopes from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, at 1,500–3,500 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

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.

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male dark brown with buff and rufous mottling; extraordinarily forked tail with outer feathers extending to 18 cm beyond inner; white throat patch. Female brown and buff mottled without elongated …

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。

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~42 g) of Andean montane forest edges and paramo from Colombia to Bolivia. Males possess a deeply forked swallow-like tail exceeding body length. Inhabits forest clearings and shrubby paramo. Feeds on moths and beetles at dusk. Least Concern in its montane Andean habitat.

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