Yucatan Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Antrostomus badius в сравнении с Eurostopodus argus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Yucatan Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
Научное название Antrostomus badius Eurostopodus argus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 32,6 cm (12.8 in) 42,7 cm (16.8 in)
Масса 58,03333333333333 g (2.05 oz) 102,5 g (3.62 oz)
Питание Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub. Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
Размер кладки 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Yucatan Nightjar only

Нет

Spotted Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Nightjar

Пение

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

Spotted Nightjar

Пение

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

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Geographic Range & Migration

Yucatan Nightjar

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

Spotted Nightjar

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Yucatan Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Nightjar

Оперение

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in …

Spotted Nightjar

Оперение

Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …

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About These Birds

Yucatan Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

Spotted Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~103 g) of open woodland, spinifex grassland, and rocky ridges across mainland Australia. Intricately spotted and barred brown, grey, and buff. Cryptic by day on the ground among leaf litter. Crepuscular and nocturnal; feeds on flying insects caught in aerial pursuit. Least Concern.

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