Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar vs Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles affinis 对比 Aegotheles crinifrons

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar Moluccan Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles affinis Aegotheles crinifrons
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 32.9 cm (13.0 in)
体重 52.3 g (1.84 oz) 136.0 g (4.80 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insectivore feeding on beetles, moths, and ants; hunts with short aerial sallies and ground-gleaning. Strictly nocturnal; takes beetles, moths, and flying termites in sallying flight from a perch near …
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar only

Moluccan 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

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

鸣唱

Loud, resonant churring; deep 'churr-churr' for an owlet-nightjar; calls from Halmahera forest at night; larger size reflected in lower pitch; alarm a harsh bark

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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.

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

Endemic to the northern Moluccas of Indonesia. Resident in lowland and hill forest on Halmahera and adjacent islands.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

Least Concern

Moluccan 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 …

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Large; dark sooty-brown upperparts with grey-buff barring; underparts pale buff heavily barred dark brown; very dark facial markings; North Moluccan endemic and one of the largest owlet-nightjars with uniformly dark …

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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。

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

一种中型裸鼻鸱(体长25-29厘米),特产于印度尼西亚摩鹿加群岛。深褐色体羽。属裸鼻鸱科(Aegothelidae),是该地区知之甚少的夜行性食虫鸟。

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