Philippine Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus manillensis ile kıyaslandığında Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Philippine Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Bilimsel Ad Caprimulgus manillensis Setopagis maculosa
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Data Deficient
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Ağırlık 66,41666666666667 g (2.34 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Beslenme Nocturnal aerial hunter; takes moths, large beetles, and flying termites during prolonged hunting flights at … 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

Philippine Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Nightjar

Şarkı

Repeated 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow resonant trill; calls at night from Philippine lowland forest; persistent caller at dusk; alarm a rapid 'chuck-chuck'

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

Philippine Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Indonesian islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest and secondary scrub up to 1,000 m.

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

Least Concern

Philippine Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Nightjar

Tuy

Complex brown and black upperparts with buff-tawny edging; white throat patch and pale buff supercilium; males possess large white primary spots; underparts extensively barred; distinctly patterned among Philippine nightjars.

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

Philippine Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the Philippines. Found in lowland and montane forests, forest edges, and secondary growth. Cryptic grey-brown plumage with fine barring. Nocturnal insectivore feeding on moths and beetles at forest clearings.

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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