Sulawesi Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis comparado com Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sulawesi Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Nome científico Caprimulgus celebensis Setopagis maculosa
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Data Deficient
Comprimento
Envergadura 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Dieta Crepuscular insectivore specialising in large moths; also takes beetles and flies in low-level aerial sallies. Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Tamanho da postura -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

Nenhum

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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

Cayenne Nightjar

Canto

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sulawesi Nightjar

Found in Somalia, Kenya, and southern Ethiopia. Resident in arid thorn scrub and open acacia woodland. Uncommon and poorly known.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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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.

Cayenne Nightjar

Plumagem

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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About These Birds

Sulawesi Nightjar

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

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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