Star-spotted Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus comparado com Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Star-spotted Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
Nome científico Caprimulgus stellatus Eurostopodus archboldi
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 41,0 cm (16.1 in)
Peso 59,25 g (2.09 oz) 77,0 g (2.72 oz)
Dieta -- Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

Canto

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

Archbold's Nightjar

Canto

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Geographic Range & Migration

Star-spotted Nightjar

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

Plumagem

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

Archbold's Nightjar

Plumagem

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

About These Birds

Star-spotted Nightjar

Noitibó-estrelado de 20–23 cm, habita savanas e arbustos áridos da Somália, Etiópia e norte do Quênia.

Archbold's Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~77 g) known from subalpine grasslands and forest margins in the interior mountains of New Guinea. Named after naturalist Richard Archbold. Cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. Infrequently observed; biology largely undescribed. Least Concern in its montane range.

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