Archbold's Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Eurostopodus archboldi so với Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Archbold's Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
Tên Khoa Học Eurostopodus archboldi Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 41,0 cm (16.1 in) 21,8 cm (8.6 in)
Khối Lượng 77,0 g (2.72 oz) 24,5 g (0.86 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
Số Trứng 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Archbold's Nightjar only

Không

Yucatan Poorwill only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Yucatan Poorwill

Tiếng Hót

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Yucatan Poorwill

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

Yucatan Poorwill

Bộ Lông

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~77 g) known from subalpine grasslands and forest margins in the interior mountains of New Guinea. Named after naturalist Richard Archbold. Cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. Infrequently observed; biology largely undescribed. Least Concern in its montane range.

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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