Eastern Whip-poor-will vs Spotted Nightjar
Antrostomus vociferus so với Eurostopodus argus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Thuộc Tính | Eastern Whip-poor-will | Spotted Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Tên Khoa Học | Antrostomus vociferus | Eurostopodus argus |
| Bộ | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Họ | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Chiều Dài | — | — |
| Chiều Dài Sải Cánh | 30,9 cm (12.2 in) | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) |
| Khối Lượng | 53,099999999999994 g (1.87 oz) | 102,5 g (3.62 oz) |
| Chế Độ Ăn | Aerial insectivore; catches large moths and flying insects at night over North American forest and … | Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian … |
| Số Trứng | 1-2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Môi Trường Sống Chung
Eastern Whip-poor-will only
Không
Spotted Nightjar only
Song & Call Comparison
Eastern Whip-poor-will
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
Spotted Nightjar
Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking
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.
Spotted Nightjar
Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Spotted Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Eastern Whip-poor-will
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 …
Spotted Nightjar
Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …
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.
Spotted Nightjar
A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~103 g) of open woodland, spinifex grassland, and rocky ridges across mainland Australia. Intricately spotted and barred brown, grey, and buff. Cryptic by day on the ground among leaf litter. Crepuscular and nocturnal; feeds on flying insects caught in aerial pursuit. Least Concern.