Barred Owlet-nightjar vs New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles bennettii 对比 Aegotheles savesi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Barred Owlet-nightjar New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles bennettii Aegotheles savesi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 24.6 cm (9.7 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
体重 52.416666666666664 g (1.85 oz) 55.5 g (1.96 oz)
食性 Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches beetles, moths, and flying ants in short sallying flights … Night hunter of beetles, large moths, and termites; combines aerial sallying with gleaning on tree …
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Barred Owlet-nightjar only

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

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

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.

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

Least Concern

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

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

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。

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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