Feline Owlet-nightjar vs New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles insignis 对比 Aegotheles savesi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Feline Owlet-nightjar New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles insignis Aegotheles savesi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
体重 76.53333333333333 g (2.70 oz) 55.5 g (1.96 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insectivore catching beetles and moths in short sallying flights; also gleans invertebrates from tree … 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

Feline Owlet-nightjar only

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Feline Owlet-nightjar

鸣唱

Cat-like mewing 'meeow' calls; high, eerie shrieks; cat-like quality unique among nightjars; calls from New Guinea highland forest at night; alarm a hissing screech

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

Feline Owlet-nightjar

Found in New Guinea from sea level to 2,400 m. Resident in lowland rainforest, hill forest, and lower montane moss forest.

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

Feline Owlet-nightjar

Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Feline Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Large; rufous-brown upperparts with dark brown barring; underparts pale buff with dark brown barring throughout; facial disc bordered dark; two colour morphs—rufous and grey-brown; largest owlet-nightjar with somewhat cat-like facial …

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

Feline Owlet-nightjar

一种大型裸鼻鸱(体长28-30厘米),是其科中体型最大者。分布于新几内亚山地森林。属裸鼻鸱科(Aegothelidae),夜行性,相较其他裸鼻鸱能捕食更大型的昆虫和节肢动物。

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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