Hispaniolan Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Antrostomus ekmani 对比 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hispaniolan Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus ekmani Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.5 cm (13.6 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 61.833333333333336 g (2.18 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects at night in Hispaniolan forest and scrub; diet similar to related nightjars. Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
产卵数 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Hispaniolan Nightjar only

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Hispaniolan Nightjar

鸣唱

Melodic rolling whistle; similar to Whip-poor-will family; 'whi-poor-will' phrasing with Caribbean island accent; calls persistently from dry forest at night

Papuan Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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Geographic Range & Migration

Hispaniolan Nightjar

Endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic); resident of lowland and montane forest and scrub.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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保护状况

Least Concern

Hispaniolan Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hispaniolan Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail feather inner webs in male; buff tail tips in …

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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About These Birds

Hispaniolan Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~62 g) endemic to the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic). Inhabits dry and humid forest, pine woodland, and scrub at varying elevations. Cryptic brown-and-buff plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. Calls with a repeated phrase at night. Least Concern on Hispaniola.

Papuan Nightjar

小型夜鹰(约81克)。分布于新几内亚南部低地。无危。

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