Large-tailed Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus 비교 대상 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Large-tailed Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus macrurus Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Data Deficient
체장
날개 폭 35.8 cm (14.1 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
체중 69.16666666666667 g (2.44 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
식성 Nocturnal feeder on flying insects including moths, beetles, and larger dipterans; hunts in low coursing … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Large-tailed Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Large-tailed Nightjar

노래

Loud, resonant 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow knocking notes with long trill; one of Asia's commonest nightjars; calls persistently from forest edges; carries great distance

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Found from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and northern Australia. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and plantations.

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Large-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Intricately patterned brown, black, and buff upperparts; pale supercilium contrasts with dark crown; white throat patch; males show conspicuous white outer tail feathers and white primary spots; long tail distinctive.

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

Large-tailed Nightjar

남아시아에서 동남아시아와 오세아니아에 걸쳐 넓게 분포하는 대형 쏙독새(25-33 cm). 갈색 몸통에 굵은 황갈색 목 반점이 특징이다. 삼림 개활지와 가장자리에서 황혼과 야간에 곤충을 먹는다. 지속적인 리듬감 있는 tok-tok-tok 울음소리가 특징이다.

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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