Long-tailed Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus climacurus 비교 대상 Eurostopodus argus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Long-tailed Nightjar | Spotted Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Caprimulgus climacurus | Eurostopodus argus |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 28.6 cm (11.3 in) | 42.7 cm (16.8 in) |
| 체중 | 48.333333333333336 g (1.70 oz) | 102.5 g (3.62 oz) |
| 식성 | Crepuscular to nocturnal; feeds predominantly on moths and flying beetles, hawked in open flight near … | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … |
| 산란 수 | 2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Long-tailed Nightjar
Churring trill with hollow 'cuck' notes; 'cuck-churr-cuck' pattern; calls from West African woodland at night; alarm a sharp bark; persistent caller in dry season
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
Long-tailed Nightjar
Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in open bushland. Male has elongated outer tail feathers with bare shafts.
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
Long-tailed Nightjar
Spotted Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Long-tailed Nightjar
Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; males sport extremely elongated central tail feathers twice body length with bare white rachis; females much shorter-tailed; West African savanna specialist.
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
Long-tailed Nightjar
사하라 이남 아프리카 개활 삼림과 사바나에 사는 쏙독새(21-28 cm, 긴 꼬리 포함). 번식기에 수컷은 매우 긴 중앙 꼬리 깃털이 발달한다. 야행성 곤충 포식자이며, 계절적 강수를 따라 이동하는 철새다.
Spotted Nightjar
호주 개방 삼림, 스피니펙스 초원, 반건조 덤불에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~103g). 눈점박이야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.