Sykes's Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus mahrattensis เปรียบเทียบกับ Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sykes's Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caprimulgus mahrattensis Eurostopodus diabolicus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 33.9 cm (13.3 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 57.0 g (2.01 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
อาหาร Crepuscular and nocturnal insectivore; forages by sight for moths and large flying beetles above humid … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
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Song & Call Comparison

Sykes's Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Churring trill with hollow 'chuck' interspersed; 'chuck-churr' pattern; calls from Pakistani desert scrub at night; calls during moonlit nights from sandy ground

Heinrich's Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Geographic Range & Migration

Sykes's Nightjar

Found in Pakistan, northwestern India, and adjacent Iran and Afghanistan. Resident in dry scrub, rocky hillsides, and semi-desert plains.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sykes's Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Sykes's Nightjar

ขนนก

Pale greyish-brown upperparts with intricate black-brown shaft streaks and pale buff freckling; whitish chin bar; underparts buff with sparse brown barring; resembles Egyptian but greyer overall.

Heinrich's Nightjar

ขนนก

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

About These Birds

Sykes's Nightjar

A small, pale nightjar (23 cm) of arid and semi-arid regions from Iran through Pakistan to western India. Sandy-grey plumage blends with desert terrain. Nocturnal insectivore, feeding on moths and beetles while in buoyant flight. Resident and partial migrant.

Heinrich's Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~104 g) endemic to the forest and forest-edge habitats of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff. Nocturnal insectivore; catches moths and beetles in aerial sallies. Little studied and rarely encountered in the field. Least Concern within its Sulawesi range.

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