Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar vs New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles affinis 对比 Aegotheles savesi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles affinis Aegotheles savesi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
体重 52.3 g (1.84 oz) 55.5 g (1.96 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insectivore feeding on beetles, moths, and ants; hunts with short aerial sallies and ground-gleaning. Night hunter of beetles, large moths, and termites; combines aerial sallying with gleaning on tree …
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar only

New Caledonian 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

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

鸣唱

Extremely poorly known; presumed churring trill; critically endangered with fewer than 50 individuals; no confirmed recordings from New Caledonian forest

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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.

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Possibly extinct; known from one specimen from New Caledonia collected in 1880. Critically Endangered; may survive in dense humid forest.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar

Critically Endangered

New Caledonian 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 …

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts with buff barring; underparts pale buff barred dark brown; facial disc with dark surround; large for genus; critically endangered New Caledonian endemic known from very few records …

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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。

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

一种极为稀有、可能已灭绝的裸鼻鸱(体长28厘米),特产于新喀里多尼亚。属裸鼻鸱科(Aegothelidae),仅凭极少数标本和目击记录得知。自20世纪中期以来几乎无确切记录。

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