Slender-tailed Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus 비교 대상 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Slender-tailed Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus clarus Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Data Deficient
체장
날개 폭 29.6 cm (11.7 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
체중 43.0 g (1.52 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
식성 Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
산란 수 2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Slender-tailed Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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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'

Cayenne Nightjar

노래

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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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.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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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.

Cayenne Nightjar

깃털

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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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.

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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