Sulawesi Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis so với Eurostopodus argus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sulawesi Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Caprimulgus celebensis Eurostopodus argus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 42,7 cm (16.8 in)
Khối Lượng 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 102,5 g (3.62 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
Số Trứng -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Không

Spotted Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note

Spotted Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

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

Sulawesi Nightjar

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

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Richly marked rufous-brown and dark grey upperparts; pale buff spotting on wing coverts; white throat patch; underparts buff-white barred brown; Sulawesi endemic showing warmer tones than many regional congeners.

Spotted Nightjar

Bộ Lông

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

Sulawesi Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland and montane forests. Dark brown plumage with cryptic patterning. Nocturnal insectivore. A sedentary species; limited ecological data available due to restricted range.

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.

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