Papuan Nightjar vs Pygmy Nightjar

Eurostopodus papuensis 비교 대상 Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Papuan Nightjar Pygmy Nightjar
학명 Eurostopodus papuensis Nyctipolus hirundinaceus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 37.9 cm (14.9 in) 24.8 cm (9.8 in)
체중 80.5 g (2.84 oz) 29.0 g (1.02 oz)
식성 Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. Hawks small flying insects at night over Brazilian scrub (caatinga) and open forest.
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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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

Pygmy Nightjar

노래

High, thin churring trill; rapid 'chi-chi-chi' series; tiny for a nightjar; high-pitched reedy quality; calls from caatinga scrub at dusk; contact a thin 'tsip'

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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).

Pygmy Nightjar

Endemic to northeastern Brazil (Bahia, Pernambuco, Piauí); resident of caatinga scrub and dry woodland; very restricted range.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Pygmy Nightjar

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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.

Pygmy Nightjar

깃털

Tiny; brown and buff mottled above with rufous tones; pale buff below with brown barring; white throat patch in male; buff throat in female; no white wing markings; small white …

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About These Birds

Papuan Nightjar

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

Pygmy Nightjar

One of the smallest Caprimulgidae nightjars (~29 g), endemic to the caatinga and cerrado of eastern Brazil. Extremely tiny; pale buff and dark cryptic plumage. Roosts on sandy or stony ground. Named for its swift, swallow-like flight. Feeds on tiny insects at dusk. Least Concern in its open dry-land habitats.

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