Eastern Whip-poor-will vs Cayenne Nightjar

Antrostomus vociferus ile kıyaslandığında Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Eastern Whip-poor-will Cayenne Nightjar
Bilimsel Ad Antrostomus vociferus Setopagis maculosa
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Data Deficient
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Ağırlık 53,099999999999994 g (1.87 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Beslenme Aerial insectivore; catches large moths and flying insects at night over North American forest and … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Eastern Whip-poor-will only

Cayenne Nightjar only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Şarkı

Loud, clear 'whip-POOR-WILL' repeated hundreds of times; emphatic burry whistle; iconic nocturnal forest sound of eastern North America; male calls incessantly at dusk

Cayenne Nightjar

Şarkı

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Breeds in open woodland and forest edge in eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast; winters in Central America and Mexico.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Tuy

Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white tips on outer tail feathers in male; female with buff gorget and buff …

Cayenne Nightjar

Tuy

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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About These Birds

Eastern Whip-poor-will

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~53 g) of dry open forest in eastern North America, famous for its insistent 'whip-poor-will' call repeated hundreds of times. Mottled grey-brown plumage. Winters in Central America. Feeds on moths and beetles in aerial pursuit. Near Threatened from insect declines and forest fragmentation.

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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