Feline Owlet-nightjar vs Karimui Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles insignis 对比 Aegotheles terborghi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Feline Owlet-nightjar Karimui Owlet-nightjar
学名 Aegotheles insignis Aegotheles terborghi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Aegothelidae Aegothelidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 76.53333333333333 g (2.70 oz) 60.0 g (2.12 oz)
食性 Nocturnal insectivore catching beetles and moths in short sallying flights; also gleans invertebrates from tree … Night-active insect hunter taking beetles, moths, and termites in brief aerial pursuits and occasional ground …
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Feline Owlet-nightjar only

Karimui 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

Karimui Owlet-nightjar

鸣唱

Virtually undocumented vocalizations; known only from Papua New Guinea highlands; presumed churring call typical of genus; essentially no recordings exist

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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.

Karimui Owlet-nightjar

Endemic to the Karimui Basin of Papua New Guinea at 1,000–2,000 m. One of the rarest birds in New Guinea; known from very few specimens.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Feline Owlet-nightjar

Not Evaluated

Karimui 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 …

Karimui Owlet-nightjar

羽毛

Brown upperparts with dark barring and pale buff edging; underparts pale buff barred brown; facial disc marked with dark lines; recently described New Guinea species; plumage details incompletely documented from …

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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。

Karimui Owlet-nightjar

一种中型裸鼻鸱,仅分布于巴布亚新几内亚卡里穆伊盆地地区。属裸鼻鸱科(Aegothelidae),从近期采集标本中描述,是科学上较新发现的物种,分布极为局限。

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