Plain Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar
Caprimulgus inornatus 비교 대상 Eurostopodus diabolicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Plain Nightjar | Heinrich's Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Caprimulgus inornatus | Eurostopodus diabolicus |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 30.6 cm (12.0 in) | 39.9 cm (15.7 in) |
| 체중 | 45.75 g (1.61 oz) | 104.0 g (3.67 oz) |
| 식성 | Feeds nocturnally on moths and large beetles in erratic low-level hunting flights over tropical scrub. | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. |
| 산란 수 | 2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Plain Nightjar
Monotonous churring trill; steady 'churrrrr' from African savanna; calls persistently at night; plain plumage matched by relatively unvaried, repetitive song
Heinrich's Nightjar
Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night
Geographic Range & Migration
Plain Nightjar
Found from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in arid acacia scrub and dry open country. Closely related to Nubian Nightjar.
Heinrich's Nightjar
Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.
보전 상태
Plain Nightjar
Heinrich's Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Plain Nightjar
Uniformly plain sandy-grey upperparts with minimal patterning; faint pale supercilium; small whitish throat spot; underparts pale buff with fine barring; among the least boldly marked nightjars, blending into Sahel scrubland.
Heinrich's Nightjar
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
Plain Nightjar
세네갈에서 소말리아에 걸친 아프리카 사헬 지대의 건조·반건조 지역에 사는 소형 쏙독새(21-23 cm). 옅은 모래 빛 깃털에 최소한의 무늬를 가진다. 야행성 곤충 포식자로 계절적 강수 패턴에 따라 이동한다.
Heinrich's Nightjar
술라웨시 고유의 숲과 숲 가장자리에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~104g). 악마야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.