Mexican Whip-poor-will vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Antrostomus arizonae 对比 Eurostopodus diabolicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mexican Whip-poor-will Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus arizonae Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 31.9 cm (12.6 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 47.45 g (1.67 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over pine-oak forest of Mexico and SW … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
产卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Mexican Whip-poor-will only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Whip-poor-will

鸣唱

Clear 'whip-poor-WILL'; similar to Eastern but slightly higher in pitch; calls from pine-oak highlands of Mexico; burry whistled quality; repeated persistently at night

Heinrich's Nightjar

鸣唱

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Breeds in pine-oak highland forest in the mountains of Mexico and Central America; partially migratory at higher elevations.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mexican Whip-poor-will

羽毛

Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white outer tail tips in male; recently split from Eastern Whip-poor-will; slightly browner tones …

Heinrich's Nightjar

羽毛

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

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About These Birds

Mexican Whip-poor-will

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) of pine-oak forests in the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and western Mexico. Recently split from the Eastern Whip-poor-will on morphological and vocal grounds. Calls with the same 'whip-poor-will' phrase. Feeds on moths and beetles nocturnally. Least Concern.

Heinrich's Nightjar

中型夜鹰(约104克),印度尼西亚苏拉威西特有种。夜行性食虫鸟。无危。

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