Spotted Nightjar vs Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus 비교 대상 Hydropsalis torquata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Spotted Nightjar | Scissor-tailed Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Eurostopodus argus | Hydropsalis torquata |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 42.7 cm (16.8 in) | 36.8 cm (14.5 in) |
| 체중 | 102.5 g (3.62 oz) | 54.625 g (1.93 oz) |
| 식성 | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … | Catches moths, beetles, and flying insects in aerial sallies at night over South American savanna. |
| 산란 수 | 1 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Spotted Nightjar
Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Loud, clear churring 'quurrr'; repetitive at moderate pitch; calls from open cerrado at dusk; males call persistently from prominent perches; alarm a sharp 'chek'
Geographic Range & Migration
Spotted Nightjar
Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Resident of open savanna, cerrado, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Bolivia and northern Argentina.
보전 상태
Spotted Nightjar
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Spotted Nightjar
Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
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 …
About These Birds
Spotted Nightjar
호주 개방 삼림, 스피니펙스 초원, 반건조 덤불에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~103g). 눈점박이야행소쏙독새라고도 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.