Heinrich's Nightjar vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus เปรียบเทียบกับ Systellura longirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Heinrich's Nightjar Greater Band-winged Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eurostopodus diabolicus Systellura longirostris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 45.666666666666664 g (1.61 oz)
อาหาร Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects at night over South American open and scrubby …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars

Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Resident of open rocky slopes and Andean scrub from Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

ขนนก

Brown and grey mottled with dark brown and buff vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries forming band pattern in flight; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer …

About These Birds

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.

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~46 g) of open scrub, grassland, and rocky slopes from Argentina northward through the Andes to Colombia. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage with a pale wing bar. Highly vocal at night in Andean valleys. Feeds on insects aerially. Least Concern across its wide South American range.

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