Papuan Nightjar vs Pauraque

Eurostopodus papuensis 비교 대상 Nyctidromus albicollis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Papuan Nightjar Pauraque
학명 Eurostopodus papuensis Nyctidromus albicollis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 37.9 cm (14.9 in) 30.2 cm (11.9 in)
체중 80.5 g (2.84 oz) 54.275 g (1.91 oz)
식성 Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects over Neotropical forest edges and clearings.
산란 수 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Papuan Nightjar only

Pauraque only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Pauraque

노래

Loud, whistled 'wh-WHEER' or 'come-to-me'; clear melodic quality; rich, slurred whistle carrying through lowland forest; alarm a harsh bark; common sound at dusk

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Geographic Range & Migration

Papuan Nightjar

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

Pauraque

Widespread resident of open woodland, scrub, and forest edge from Texas (USA) south through Central America and tropical South America to Argentina.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Pauraque

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Pauraque

깃털

Brown and rufous mottled above with dark vermiculations; white throat patch bordered by rufous; white outer tail feathers in male; white wing bar visible in flight. Female has buff outer …

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About These Birds

Papuan Nightjar

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

Pauraque

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~54 g) of forest edges, gardens, and open scrub from Texas south through Central and South America. Distinctively long tail with white outer rectrices; rufous facial patch. Highly vocal at night with loud repeated 'pur-WEE' calls. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern.

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