Archbold's Nightjar vs Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi в сравнении с Uropsalis lyra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Archbold's Nightjar Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Научное название Eurostopodus archboldi Uropsalis lyra
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 41,0 cm (16.1 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Масса 77,0 g (2.72 oz) 71,25 g (2.51 oz)
Питание Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Hawks moths and flying insects at night over Andean montane forest; male's enormously long tail …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Archbold's Nightjar only

Нет

Lyre-tailed Nightjar only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

Пение

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

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Пение

Clear, melodic whistled phrase; 'wheeeoo' delivered from Andean ridges; males give repeated territorial whistle; alarm a sharp 'chek'; female call quieter and thinner

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Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

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

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean cloud forest and forest edge in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, at 1,000–2,500 m.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

Оперение

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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Оперение

Male dark brown with buff mottling; outer tail feathers massively elongated and curved outward forming lyre shape up to 60 cm; white throat. Female plain brown and buff mottled without …

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About These Birds

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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~71 g) of Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Males bear enormously elongated outer tail feathers extending over three times the body length in a lyrate shape; females lack this ornamentation. Inhabits moist montane forest edges. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

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