Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Wallace's Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles bennettii 비교 대상 Aegotheles wallacii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Barred Owlet-nightjar Wallace's Owlet-nightjar
학명 Aegotheles bennettii Aegotheles wallacii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 24.6 cm (9.7 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
체중 52.416666666666664 g (1.85 oz) 49.9 g (1.76 oz)
식성 Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches beetles, moths, and flying ants in short sallying flights … Crepuscular insectivore feeding on large beetles and moths; hunts with combined aerial sallies and surface …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Barred Owlet-nightjar only

없음

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Barred Owlet-nightjar

노래

Churring 'churr-churr'; moderate-pitched trill from New Guinea lowland forest; calls at night from tree hollows; alarm a chattering series; repetitive territorial call

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar

노래

Soft churring trill; 'churr' from New Guinea lowland forest; moderate pitch; calls at night from hollow tree roost sites; alarm a rapid staccato chatter

Geographic Range & Migration

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Found in New Guinea and adjacent islands in lowland and hill forest. Resident in diverse forest types from coast to 1,500 m elevation.

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar

Found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands in lowland and hill forest up to 1,200 m. Resident in primary and secondary tropical forest.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Least Concern

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Owlet-nightjar

깃털

Brown upperparts with distinct dark brown barring creating ladder-like pattern; underparts pale buff with extensive dark barring; bold facial disc markings; New Guinea species with the most conspicuously barred plumage …

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar

깃털

Grey-brown upperparts with dark brown barring and pale buff freckling; underparts pale buff barred brown; facial disc with dark border; Papuan species showing typical owlet-nightjar coloration with moderately contrasting barring.

About These Birds

Barred Owlet-nightjar

뉴기니와 북부 오스트레일리아의 삼림 및 사바나 삼림지에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새류(23~26cm). 가는 가로줄 무늬의 갈색 깃털과 상대적으로 큰 눈이 특징이다. 야행성 곤충식성이다.

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar

뉴기니와 아루 제도의 저지대 삼림에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새류(23~25cm). 황갈색 아랫면과 가는 가로줄 무늬가 있다. 야행성 곤충식성이다.

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