Pennant-winged Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus vexillarius 비교 대상 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pennant-winged Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus vexillarius Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.4 cm (16.3 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
체중 189.70000000000002 g (6.69 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
식성 Crepuscular forager targeting moths, termites, and large beetles; patrols forest edges and clearings at dusk. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
산란 수 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Pennant-winged Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Pennant-winged Nightjar

노래

Melodic whistled churring; cleaner, more musical than most African nightjars; male's display call a repeated mellow whistle; calls at dusk across miombo woodland

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

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Guinea east to Ethiopia and south to Angola. Resident in dry savanna, open woodland, and Sahel scrubland.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Pennant-winged Nightjar

깃털

Large; dark brown and black upperparts with white wing-covert spots; large white primary patches visible in flight; breeding males grow extraordinary white pennant-shaped ninth primary extensions reaching 50 cm; females …

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

Pennant-winged Nightjar

남부 아프리카 개활 삼림에 사는 화려한 쏙독새(24-28 cm). 번식기 수컷은 구애 비행 중 최대 60 cm의 흰 페넌트처럼 긴 첫째 날개 깃털을 발달시킨다. 야행성 곤충 포식자이며 장거리 아프리카 내 이동 철새다.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

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