Madagascar Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus madagascariensis 비교 대상 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Madagascar Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus madagascariensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.4 cm (12.0 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
체중 42.333333333333336 g (1.49 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
식성 Crepuscular and nocturnal moth specialist; supplements diet with beetles and flying termites over open woodland. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Madagascar Nightjar only

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Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Madagascar Nightjar

노래

Churring call from Madagascar scrub; rhythmic 'trrr-trrr' at moderate tempo; endemic; calls at dusk and dawn from open woodland and hedgerows; alarm a sharp click

Heinrich's Nightjar

노래

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Geographic Range & Migration

Madagascar Nightjar

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Resident in swampy grassland and wetland margins.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Madagascar Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Madagascar Nightjar

깃털

Brown upperparts intricately patterned with black streaks and pale tawny freckles; buff-white throat band; underparts finely barred buff and dark brown; island endemic with slightly warmer coloration than continental African …

Heinrich's Nightjar

깃털

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

Madagascar Nightjar

마다가스카르 고유종인 중형 쏙독새(23-25 cm). 삼림 바닥에서 위장하기 위한 암호화 갈색 깃털을 가진다. 건조 낙엽수림에서 습한 우림까지 다양한 서식지에 산다. 야행성으로 삼림 개활지에서 나방과 딱정벌레를 먹는다.

Heinrich's Nightjar

술라웨시 고유의 숲과 숲 가장자리에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~104g). 악마야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.

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