Heinrich's Nightjar vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus 比較対象 Systellura longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Heinrich's Nightjar Greater Band-winged Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus diabolicus Systellura longirostris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 45.666666666666664 g (1.61 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects at night over South American open and scrubby …
一腹卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Greater Band-winged 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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

さえずり

Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars

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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.

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Resident of open rocky slopes and Andean scrub from Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Greater Band-winged 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.

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled with dark brown and buff vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries forming band pattern in flight; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer …

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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。

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~46 g) of open scrub, grassland, and rocky slopes from Argentina northward through the Andes to Colombia. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage with a pale wing bar. Highly vocal at night in Andean valleys. Feeds on insects aerially. Least Concern across its wide South American range.

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