Archbold's Nightjar vs Malay Eared-nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi เปรียบเทียบกับ Lyncornis temminckii

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Archbold's Nightjar Malay Eared-nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eurostopodus archboldi Lyncornis temminckii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 95.0 g (3.35 oz)
อาหาร Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches large moths and beetles in flight over SE Asian lowland forest.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Archbold's Nightjar only

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Malay Eared-nightjar only

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

Malay Eared-nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Loud, repeated 'tock-tock-tock' or 'bonk-bonk'; hollow, wooden quality; carries well through lowland forest; alarm a sharp 'chek'; call accelerates toward end

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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

Resident of lowland forest, forest edge, and secondary growth in Brunei, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, up to 600 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Malay 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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

ขนนก

Brown and buff mottled with black vermiculations; distinctive long narrow ear-tufts projecting from crown; buff-white throat patch; no white wing spots; tail broadly barred brown and buff. Sexes similar.

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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~95 g) of forest edges, secondary growth, and plantation margins in Sundaland, including the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. Distinguished by small, inconspicuous ear tufts. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Rarely observed; calls heard at night. Least Concern.

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