Rufous-cheeked Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena 비교 대상 Eurostopodus argus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus rufigena Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 32.1 cm (12.6 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
체중 54.68333333333334 g (1.93 oz) 102.5 g (3.62 oz)
식성 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths, crickets, and beetles in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
산란 수 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar only

Spotted Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

노래

Rapid churring trill interspersed with 'chook' notes; churring 'rrr-chook-rrr-chook' pattern; calls from southern African woodland at night; distinctive interrupted rhythm

Spotted Nightjar

노래

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Breeds in southern Africa from Namibia to South Africa. Partially migratory, moving north in austral winter. Found in dry woodland and savanna.

Spotted Nightjar

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

깃털

Cryptic brown-grey upperparts with bold black streaks; distinctive warm rufous-cinnamon cheek patch; white throat patch; males show white outer tail corners absent in females.

Spotted Nightjar

깃털

Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …

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About These Birds

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

남아프리카와 동아프리카 건조 사바나와 반건조 덤불에서 번식하는 날씬한 쏙독새(23-25 cm). 따뜻한 황갈색 뺨과 회갈색 얼룩무늬 몸통을 가진다. 야행성으로 날아다니며 곤충을 먹는다. 아프리카 내 이동 철새다.

Spotted Nightjar

호주 개방 삼림, 스피니펙스 초원, 반건조 덤불에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~103g). 눈점박이야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.

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