Sulawesi Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus celebensis so với Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sulawesi Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Caprimulgus celebensis Setopagis maculosa
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Data Deficient
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 63,166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Crepuscular insectivore specialising in large moths; also takes beetles and flies in low-level aerial sallies. Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Số Trứng -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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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

Cayenne Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

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

Sulawesi Nightjar

Found in Somalia, Kenya, and southern Ethiopia. Resident in arid thorn scrub and open acacia woodland. Uncommon and poorly known.

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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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.

Cayenne Nightjar

Bộ Lông

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

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.

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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