Rufous-cheeked Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena 비교 대상 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus rufigena Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 32.1 cm (12.6 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
체중 54.68333333333334 g (1.93 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
식성 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths, crickets, and beetles in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
산란 수 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar only

Papuan 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

Papuan Nightjar

노래

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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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.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan 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.

Papuan Nightjar

깃털

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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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.

Papuan Nightjar

뉴기니아 저지 사바나, 초원, 숲 가장자리의 소형 쏙독새(~81g). 파푸아야행소쏙독새. 관심필요종.

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