Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar vs Barred Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles affinis 对比 Aegotheles bennettii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar Barred Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles affinis Aegotheles bennettii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 24.6 cm (9.7 in)
体重 52.3 g (1.84 oz) 52.416666666666664 g (1.85 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insectivore feeding on beetles, moths, and ants; hunts with short aerial sallies and ground-gleaning. Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches beetles, moths, and flying ants in short sallying flights …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar only

Barred Owlet-nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

鸣唱

Soft churring trill; quiet 'trrr' from Vogelkop Peninsula forest; calls at night; poorly documented; similar to Barred Owlet-nightjar but softer; alarm a chattered series

Barred Owlet-nightjar

鸣唱

Churring 'churr-churr'; moderate-pitched trill from New Guinea lowland forest; calls at night from tree hollows; alarm a chattering series; repetitive territorial call

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Geographic Range & Migration

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

Endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula of western New Guinea. Found in lowland and hill forest. Range and habits poorly understood from few specimens.

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Found in New Guinea and adjacent islands in lowland and hill forest. Resident in diverse forest types from coast to 1,500 m elevation.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

Least Concern

Barred Owlet-nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown upperparts with darker barring; underparts pale buff barred dark brown; facial disc with dark border; restricted to Vogelkop Peninsula, New Guinea; slightly darker and greyer than allied Mountain …

Barred Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Brown upperparts with distinct dark brown barring creating ladder-like pattern; underparts pale buff with extensive dark barring; bold facial disc markings; New Guinea species with the most conspicuously barred plumage …

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About These Birds

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

一种中型裸鼻鸱(体长22-24厘米),分布于新几内亚沃格尔科普半岛(鸟头半岛)的山地森林中。属裸鼻鸱科(Aegothelidae),夜行性,以昆虫为食。体羽褐色具细纹。

Barred Owlet-nightjar

一种中型裸鼻鸱(体长23-26厘米),分布于新几内亚及澳大利亚北部的森林和稀树草原林地中。属裸鼻鸱科(Aegothelidae),夜行性,以昆虫为食。

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