Heinrich's Nightjar vs Eared Poorwill

Eurostopodus diabolicus ile kıyaslandığında Nyctiphrynus mcleodii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Heinrich's Nightjar Eared Poorwill
Bilimsel Ad Eurostopodus diabolicus Nyctiphrynus mcleodii
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 39,9 cm (15.7 in) 24,1 cm (9.5 in)
Ağırlık 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 31,775 g (1.12 oz)
Beslenme Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Hawks small flying insects at night in Mexican pine-oak forest on Pacific slopes.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Eared Poorwill only

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

Şarkı

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

Eared Poorwill

Şarkı

Melodic 'poor-will' whistle; soft and repetitive; calls from Mexican pine-oak forest at night; distinctive tonal quality slightly harsher than other poorwills

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Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

Eared Poorwill

Resident of highland pine-oak forest and scrub in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico (Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit), at 1,000–2,500 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Eared Poorwill

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How to Tell Them Apart

Heinrich's Nightjar

Tuy

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.

Eared Poorwill

Tuy

Small; brown and buff mottled with dark vermiculations; small tufted ear-like feathers above eye diagnostic; white throat in male; buff throat in female; small white outer tail spots; Mexican highland …

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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.

Eared Poorwill

A small Caprimulgidae poorwill (~32 g) of pine-oak forest and wooded hillsides in the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. Named for subtle pale ear tufts. Cryptic brown-and-buff plumage; roosts on ground or branches. Nocturnal insectivore. Rarely seen but detected by its repeated whistled calls. Least Concern.

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