Swamp Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis 비교 대상 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Swamp Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus natalensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
체중 76.3 g (2.69 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
식성 Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Swamp Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Swamp Nightjar

노래

Mellow churring trill; softer 'frog-like' chrrr from wetland margins; calls from papyrus and reed beds in Africa; lower and rounder than dryland nightjars

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

Swamp Nightjar

Known from a single wing found in Ethiopia's Nechisar National Park. Possibly extinct; range and taxonomy uncertain. Critically Endangered.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Swamp Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Swamp Nightjar

깃털

Relatively large; dark brown upperparts with heavy blackish streaking and pale buff spotting; broad white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; often shows paler underpart ground colour than …

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

Swamp Nightjar

사하라 이남 아프리카 습한 초지, 늪, 볼리스(vleis)에 사는 중형 쏙독새(23-24 cm). 따뜻한 갈색 몸통에 독특한 흰 목 반점이 있다. 야행성으로 키 큰 풀에서 쉬며 곤충을 먹는다. 거주성이며 건기에는 부분적으로 이동한다.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

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