Plain Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus 비교 대상 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Plain Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus inornatus Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Data Deficient
체장
날개 폭 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
체중 45.75 g (1.61 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
식성 Feeds nocturnally on moths and large beetles in erratic low-level hunting flights over tropical scrub. 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

Plain Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Plain Nightjar

노래

Monotonous churring trill; steady 'churrrrr' from African savanna; calls persistently at night; plain plumage matched by relatively unvaried, repetitive song

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

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.

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

Plain Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plain Nightjar

깃털

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.

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

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.

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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