Slender-tailed Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus 비교 대상 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Slender-tailed Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus clarus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 29.6 cm (11.7 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
체중 43.0 g (1.52 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
식성 Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Slender-tailed Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Slender-tailed Nightjar

노래

Rapid churring trill; 'trrr-trrr' at steady pace; calls from East African dry scrub at night; lighter than Long-tailed Nightjar; alarm a quiet 'chek'

Heinrich's Nightjar

노래

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Geographic Range & Migration

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Found from Angola and the DRC south through Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Resident in woodland and savanna near rocky outcrops.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Slender-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Pale brown upperparts with black streaks and buff-white spotting; whitish supercilium; white throat patch; underparts buff barred brown; males have elongated but narrower tail feathers than Long-tailed Nightjar.

Heinrich's Nightjar

깃털

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.

About These Birds

Slender-tailed Nightjar

동아프리카와 남아프리카 개활 초지와 삼림 가장자리에 사는 날씬한 쏙독새(24-27 cm, 긴 꼬리 포함). 긴 꼬리를 가진 유사종에 비해 깃털이 밝고 더 섬세한 무늬를 가진다. 야행성 곤충 포식자이며, 거주성 또는 단거리 철새다.

Heinrich's Nightjar

술라웨시 고유의 숲과 숲 가장자리에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~104g). 악마야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.

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