Archbold's Nightjar vs Eared Poorwill

Eurostopodus archboldi 비교 대상 Nyctiphrynus mcleodii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Archbold's Nightjar Eared Poorwill
학명 Eurostopodus archboldi Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 24.1 cm (9.5 in)
체중 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 31.775 g (1.12 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Hawks small flying insects at night in Mexican pine-oak forest on Pacific slopes.
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Archbold's Nightjar only

없음

Eared Poorwill only

없음

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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

Eared Poorwill

노래

Melodic 'poor-will' whistle; soft and repetitive; calls from Mexican pine-oak forest at night; distinctive tonal quality slightly harsher than other poorwills

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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.

Eared Poorwill

Resident of highland pine-oak forest and scrub in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico (Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit), at 1,000–2,500 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Eared Poorwill

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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.

Eared Poorwill

깃털

Small; brown and buff mottled with dark vermiculations; small tufted ear-like feathers above eye diagnostic; white throat in male; buff throat in female; small white outer tail spots; Mexican highland …

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About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

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

Eared Poorwill

A small Caprimulgidae poorwill (~32 g) of pine-oak forest and wooded hillsides in the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. Named for subtle pale ear tufts. Cryptic brown-and-buff plumage; roosts on ground or branches. Nocturnal insectivore. Rarely seen but detected by its repeated whistled calls. Least Concern.

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