Long-tailed Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus в сравнении с Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Long-tailed Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Научное название Caprimulgus climacurus Setopagis maculosa
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Data Deficient
Длина
Размах крыльев 28,6 cm (11.3 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 48,333333333333336 g (1.70 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Питание Crepuscular to nocturnal; feeds predominantly on moths and flying beetles, hawked in open flight near … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Размер кладки 2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Long-tailed Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Long-tailed Nightjar

Пение

Churring trill with hollow 'cuck' notes; 'cuck-churr-cuck' pattern; calls from West African woodland at night; alarm a sharp bark; persistent caller in dry season

Cayenne Nightjar

Пение

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

Long-tailed Nightjar

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in open bushland. Male has elongated outer tail feathers with bare shafts.

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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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Long-tailed Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Long-tailed Nightjar

Оперение

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; males sport extremely elongated central tail feathers twice body length with bare white rachis; females much shorter-tailed; West African savanna specialist.

Cayenne Nightjar

Оперение

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

Long-tailed Nightjar

A slender nightjar (21-28 cm including elongated tail streamers) found in open woodlands and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have extraordinarily long central tail feathers during breeding season. Nocturnal insectivore; an intra-African migrant following seasonal rainfall.

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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