White-throated Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Eurostopodus mystacalis 비교 대상 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-throated Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
학명 Eurostopodus mystacalis Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 50.4 cm (19.8 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
체중 138.25 g (4.88 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
식성 Catches large flying insects, especially moths and beetles, in aerial sallies over Australian and Pacific … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Nightjar

노래

Resonant, churring song; rapid 'good-lord-deliver-us' or 'chaw-chaw-chaw'; low, bubbling trill carrying through rainforest; softer than related species

Papuan Nightjar

노래

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Nightjar

Resident of open woodland and scrub in eastern and northern Australia; also found on offshore islands and in southern New Guinea.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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보전 상태

Least Concern

White-throated Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Nightjar

깃털

Grey-brown with rufous and black mottling; large bold white throat patch distinctive; no white wing spots or tail markings; well-camouflaged on bark. Male and female similar; one of the larger …

Papuan Nightjar

깃털

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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About These Birds

White-throated Nightjar

호주 동부 개방 삼림과 삼림지대의 대형 쏙독새(~138g). 흰수염야행소쏙독새라고도 불린다. 관심필요종.

Papuan Nightjar

뉴기니아 저지 사바나, 초원, 숲 가장자리의 소형 쏙독새(~81g). 파푸아야행소쏙독새. 관심필요종.

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