Yucatan Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Antrostomus badius 对比 Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yucatan Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus badius Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 32.6 cm (12.8 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 58.03333333333333 g (2.05 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
产卵数 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Yucatan Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Nightjar

鸣唱

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

Archbold's Nightjar

鸣唱

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Geographic Range & Migration

Yucatan Nightjar

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

保护状况

Least Concern

Yucatan Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in …

Archbold's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

About These Birds

Yucatan Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

Archbold's Nightjar

体重约77克的小型夜鹰,栖息于新几内亚内陆的亚高山草地。以理查德·阿奇博尔德命名。

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