Pennant-winged Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus vexillarius 비교 대상 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pennant-winged Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus vexillarius Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.4 cm (16.3 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
체중 189.70000000000002 g (6.69 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
식성 Crepuscular forager targeting moths, termites, and large beetles; patrols forest edges and clearings at dusk. 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

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Pennant-winged Nightjar only

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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

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

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.

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

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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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 …

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

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.

Papuan Nightjar

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

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