Papuan Nightjar vs Roraiman Nightjar

Eurostopodus papuensis 比較対象 Setopagis whitelyi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Papuan Nightjar Roraiman Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus papuensis Setopagis whitelyi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.9 cm (14.9 in) 31.1 cm (12.2 in)
体重 80.5 g (2.84 oz) 40.75 g (1.44 oz)
食性 Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Tepui highland forest and savanna of Venezuela and Guyana.
一腹卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Papuan Nightjar only

None

Roraiman Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Papuan Nightjar

さえずり

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

Roraiman Nightjar

さえずり

Churring phrases at moderate pace; rasping trill from tepui scrub and forest edges; slightly deeper than Little Nightjar; calls at dusk from rocky highland terrain

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Geographic Range & Migration

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

Roraiman Nightjar

Endemic to the Roraima highlands of Venezuela and adjacent northwestern Brazil (Gran Sabana and tepuis), above 1,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Roraiman Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

Roraiman Nightjar

羽毛

Warm rufous-brown and dark brown mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat patch in male; white outer tail spots in male; buff throat in female; tepui highlands …

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About These Birds

Papuan Nightjar

ニューギニア南部の低地に生息するヨタカで、体重81g。

Roraiman Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~41 g) restricted to the tepui highlands of Venezuela, Guyana, and adjacent Brazil, typically above 1,000 m. Named for Mount Roraima. Cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Inhabits rocky scrub and forest edges at elevation. Least Concern in its remote tepui range.

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