Jungle Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus comparado com Eurostopodus diabolicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Jungle Nightjar | Heinrich's Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Caprimulgus indicus | Eurostopodus diabolicus |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Família | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 36,4 cm (14.3 in) | 39,9 cm (15.7 in) |
| Peso | 84,0 g (2.96 oz) | 104,0 g (3.67 oz) |
| Dieta | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and flying insects over South and SE Asian forest. | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. |
| Tamanho da postura | 1-2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Jungle Nightjar
Loud churring 'chuck-chuck-chuck-rrr'; repetitive with accelerating quality; calls from South Asian forest at dusk; hollow resonant tone; alarm a sharp 'chuck'
Heinrich's Nightjar
Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night
Geographic Range & Migration
Jungle Nightjar
Breeds in eastern Asia (India, China, Korea, Japan) south to Southeast Asia; northern populations winter in tropical Southeast Asia.
Heinrich's Nightjar
Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.
Estado de conservação
Jungle Nightjar
Heinrich's Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Jungle Nightjar
Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch; white wing spots across primaries; white outer tail spots in male; buff throat and tail spots in female; pale supercilium …
Heinrich's Nightjar
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
Jungle Nightjar
Noitibó do Grande Himalaia de 29–33 cm, reproduz nas florestas do Himalaia e Ásia Oriental, migra para o sul da Ásia.
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.