Heinrich's Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus so với Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Heinrich's Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Eurostopodus diabolicus Setopagis maculosa
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Data Deficient
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 39,9 cm (15.7 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 104,0 g (3.67 oz) 47,0 g (1.66 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
Số Trứng 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Không

Cayenne Nightjar only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Heinrich's Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

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

Heinrich's Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~104 g) endemic to the forest and forest-edge habitats of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff. Nocturnal insectivore; catches moths and beetles in aerial sallies. Little studied and rarely encountered in the field. Least Concern within its Sulawesi 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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