Standard-winged Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis so với Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Standard-winged Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Caprimulgus longipennis Setopagis maculosa
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Data Deficient
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 48,5 g (1.71 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country and … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Số Trứng 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Standard-winged Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Standard-winged Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Standard-winged Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

A remarkable nightjar (22-28 cm) in which breeding males develop an extraordinary elongated innermost primary feather (up to 38 cm) with a broad, pennant-like flag. Found in moist savanna across West and Central Africa. Nocturnal insectivore; an intra-African migrant.

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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