Fiery-necked Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis so với Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Fiery-necked Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Caprimulgus pectoralis Setopagis maculosa
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Data Deficient
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 31,9 cm (12.6 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 52,083333333333336 g (1.84 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds at dusk and night on moths and large flying beetles caught in aerial sallies … 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

Fiery-necked Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Rich, melodic 'good-lord-deliver-us'; beautiful flute-like whistled phrase; most musical of African nightjars; calls from savanna woodland at dusk; unmistakable song

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

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Tanzania on mountain ranges. Resident in montane moorland and forest edge at 1,500–4,000 m.

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

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Distinctive bold orange-rufous hindneck collar contrasting with dark brown crown; upperparts brown with black streaks and buff mottling; white throat patch; males show white outer tail spots; Africa's most recognisable …

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

Fiery-necked Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (23-25 cm) widespread across sub-Saharan African woodlands and savanna. Rich brown plumage with a bold rufous collar. Named for its extraordinary, unmistakable song: a prolonged, melodic good-lord-deliver-us call. Nocturnal insectivore; resident.

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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