Archbold's Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Eurostopodus archboldi 비교 대상 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Archbold's Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
학명 Eurostopodus archboldi Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
체중 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
산란 수 1 2
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Archbold's Nightjar only

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Yucatan Poorwill 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

Yucatan Poorwill

노래

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

깃털

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

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

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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