Archbold's Nightjar vs Great Eared-nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi เปรียบเทียบกับ Lyncornis macrotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Archbold's Nightjar Great Eared-nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eurostopodus archboldi Lyncornis macrotis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 135.25 g (4.77 oz)
อาหาร Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Hawks large flying insects at night; one of the largest nightjars; forages over SE Asian …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

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

Great Eared-nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Loud, far-carrying 'pee-WEERR' or 'yaak'; often repeated steadily; distinctive wailing whistle over forest; alarm a sharp 'creek'; one of Asia's largest nightjar calls

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.

Great Eared-nightjar

Resident of forest edge, open woodland, and scrub across South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

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Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Great Eared-nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

ขนนก

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.

Great Eared-nightjar

ขนนก

Largest nightjar; grey-brown and rufous with dark vermiculations; very long prominent ear-tufts; buff-orange throat; no white wing patches; boldly barred tail; rufous hues stronger than Malay congener.

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.

Great Eared-nightjar

The largest nightjar of the Asian region (~135 g), family Caprimulgidae, of forest and forest edge from Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to the Philippines. Distinctive erect ear tufts give an owl-like appearance. Wingspan ~53 cm. Hunts large moths and beetles at night. Calls with eerie wailing notes. Least Concern.

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