Heinrich's Nightjar vs Great Eared-nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus 비교 대상 Lyncornis macrotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Heinrich's Nightjar Great Eared-nightjar
학명 Eurostopodus diabolicus Lyncornis macrotis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
체중 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 135.25 g (4.77 oz)
식성 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Hawks large flying insects at night; one of the largest nightjars; forages over SE Asian …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Heinrich's Nightjar only

없음

Great Eared-nightjar only

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

Great Eared-nightjar

노래

Loud, far-carrying 'pee-WEERR' or 'yaak'; often repeated steadily; distinctive wailing whistle over forest; alarm a sharp 'creek'; one of Asia's largest nightjar calls

Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Great Eared-nightjar

Resident of forest edge, open woodland, and scrub across South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Great Eared-nightjar

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.

Great Eared-nightjar

깃털

Largest nightjar; grey-brown and rufous with dark vermiculations; very long prominent ear-tufts; buff-orange throat; no white wing patches; boldly barred tail; rufous hues stronger than Malay congener.

About These Birds

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Great Eared-nightjar

The largest nightjar of the Asian region (~135 g), family Caprimulgidae, of forest and forest edge from Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to the Philippines. Distinctive erect ear tufts give an owl-like appearance. Wingspan ~53 cm. Hunts large moths and beetles at night. Calls with eerie wailing notes. Least Concern.

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