Long-tailed Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus 비교 대상 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Long-tailed Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus climacurus Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Data Deficient
체장
날개 폭 28.6 cm (11.3 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
체중 48.333333333333336 g (1.70 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
식성 Crepuscular to nocturnal; feeds predominantly on moths and flying beetles, hawked in open flight near … 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

Long-tailed Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Long-tailed Nightjar

노래

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

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

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.

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

Long-tailed Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Long-tailed Nightjar

깃털

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.

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

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.

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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