Heinrich's Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Eurostopodus diabolicus 비교 대상 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Heinrich's Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
학명 Eurostopodus diabolicus Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
체중 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
식성 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. 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

Heinrich's Nightjar only

없음

Yucatan Poorwill only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

노래

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

Yucatan Poorwill

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

How to Tell Them Apart

Heinrich's Nightjar

깃털

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

술라웨시 고유의 숲과 숲 가장자리에 서식하는 중형 쏙독새(~104g). 악마야행소쏙독새라고도 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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