Bonaparte's Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus concretus в сравнении с Eurostopodus argus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bonaparte's Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
Научное название Caprimulgus concretus Eurostopodus argus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 32,8 cm (12.9 in) 42,7 cm (16.8 in)
Масса 57,5 g (2.03 oz) 102,5 g (3.62 oz)
Питание Crepuscular and nocturnal insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and large flying insects on the wing in … Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bonaparte's Nightjar only

Нет

Spotted Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Пение

Churring call from Borneo lowland forest; repetitive hollow trill; rarely recorded; calls at night from dense humid forest; 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

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Found in highland Borneo and Sumatra in montane forest at 1,000–2,500 m. Endemic to the Sundaic region; infrequently recorded.

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

Vulnerable

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bonaparte's Nightjar

Оперение

Rich dark brown upperparts with black-centred feathers and buff-chestnut edging; white throat patch; densely barred underparts; males have white outer tail feathers; Bornean endemic with notably deep brown tones.

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

Bonaparte's Nightjar

A small, secretive nightjar (20-22 cm) of lowland and peat-swamp forests in Borneo and Sumatra. Dark brown plumage with fine barring. Nocturnal insectivore, poorly known due to dense forest habitat. Classified as Near Threatened due to ongoing deforestation.

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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