Star-spotted Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus в сравнении с Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Star-spotted Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Научное название Caprimulgus stellatus Setopagis maculosa
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Data Deficient
Длина
Размах крыльев 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 59,25 g (2.09 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Питание Crepuscular insect hawker; primarily moths and beetles caught during aerial sallies over forest edges. Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Размер кладки -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

Пение

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

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Found from India and Sri Lanka east to southern China, Indochina, and the Philippines. Resident in open country, rice paddies, and light scrub.

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

Оперение

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 …

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

A small nightjar (21-23 cm) found in dry, rocky semi-desert and arid bushland of the Horn of Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula. Sandy-brown plumage with star-like white spots on wing coverts. Nocturnal insectivore. Poorly studied due to remote habitat.

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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