Mexican Whip-poor-will vs Spotted Nightjar
Antrostomus arizonae 비교 대상 Eurostopodus argus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Mexican Whip-poor-will | Spotted Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Antrostomus arizonae | Eurostopodus argus |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 31.9 cm (12.6 in) | 42.7 cm (16.8 in) |
| 체중 | 47.45 g (1.67 oz) | 102.5 g (3.62 oz) |
| 식성 | Hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over pine-oak forest of Mexico and SW … | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … |
| 산란 수 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Clear 'whip-poor-WILL'; similar to Eastern but slightly higher in pitch; calls from pine-oak highlands of Mexico; burry whistled quality; repeated persistently at night
Spotted Nightjar
Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking
Geographic Range & Migration
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Breeds in pine-oak highland forest in the mountains of Mexico and Central America; partially migratory at higher elevations.
Spotted Nightjar
Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.
보전 상태
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Spotted Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white outer tail tips in male; recently split from Eastern Whip-poor-will; slightly browner tones …
Spotted Nightjar
Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …
About These Birds
Mexican Whip-poor-will
멕시칸 윔-윌-위스퍼는 미국 남서부와 멕시코의 건조한 협곡 지형에 서식하는 나이트자 새입니다. 나무 색 보호색 깃털을 가지고 있으며, 밤에 특징적인 울음소리를 냅니다. 이전에 윔-윌로 분류되었습니다.
Spotted Nightjar
호주 개방 삼림, 스피니펙스 초원, 반건조 덤불에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~103g). 눈점박이야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.