Sulawesi Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis comparado com Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sulawesi Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Nome científico Caprimulgus celebensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Peso 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Nightjar

Canto

Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note

Heinrich's Nightjar

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Sulawesi Nightjar

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Nightjar

Plumagem

Richly marked rufous-brown and dark grey upperparts; pale buff spotting on wing coverts; white throat patch; underparts buff-white barred brown; Sulawesi endemic showing warmer tones than many regional congeners.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Plumagem

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.

About These Birds

Sulawesi Nightjar

Noitibó de Célebes de 22–24 cm, endêmico da ilha de Célebes (Sulawesi) e algumas ilhas menores da Indonésia.

Heinrich's Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~104 g) endemic to the forest and forest-edge habitats of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff. Nocturnal insectivore; catches moths and beetles in aerial sallies. Little studied and rarely encountered in the field. Least Concern within its Sulawesi range.

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