Archbold's Nightjar vs Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi 비교 대상 Hydropsalis torquata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Archbold's Nightjar Scissor-tailed Nightjar
학명 Eurostopodus archboldi Hydropsalis torquata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
체중 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 54.625 g (1.93 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Catches moths, beetles, and flying insects in aerial sallies at night over South American savanna.
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Archbold's Nightjar only

Scissor-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

노래

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

노래

Loud, clear churring 'quurrr'; repetitive at moderate pitch; calls from open cerrado at dusk; males call persistently from prominent perches; alarm a sharp 'chek'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Resident of open savanna, cerrado, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Bolivia and northern Argentina.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

깃털

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Male with enormously elongated outer tail feathers to 25 cm forming scissors in flight; brown and buff mottled body; white throat; white wing spots. Female brown mottled with normal tail …

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About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

뉴기니아 아고산 초원과 숲에 서식하는 소형 쏙독새(~77g). 아치볼드야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

목도리쏙독새는 남아메리카 동부 지역에 서식하며 수컷의 특별히 긴 꼬리 깃털이 인상적이다. 목 주위에 흰색 줄무늬가 있어 목도리처럼 보이는 것이 특징이다. 야행성으로 곤충을 주로 먹으며 탁 트인 초원과 숲 가장자리에서 발견된다.

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