Slender-tailed Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus comparado com Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Slender-tailed Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Nome científico Caprimulgus clarus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 29,6 cm (11.7 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Peso 43,0 g (1.52 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Tamanho da postura 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Slender-tailed Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Canto

Rapid churring trill; 'trrr-trrr' at steady pace; calls from East African dry scrub at night; lighter than Long-tailed Nightjar; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Found from Angola and the DRC south through Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Resident in woodland and savanna near rocky outcrops.

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

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Plumagem

Pale brown upperparts with black streaks and buff-white spotting; whitish supercilium; white throat patch; underparts buff barred brown; males have elongated but narrower tail feathers than Long-tailed Nightjar.

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

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Noitibó da Tanzânia de 22–25 cm, endêmico da África Oriental com distribuição limitada na Tanzânia e Quênia.

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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