Tawny-collared Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Antrostomus salvini 对比 Eurostopodus archboldi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tawny-collared Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus salvini Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over Central American forest and forest edge. 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

Tawny-collared Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-collared Nightjar

鸣唱

Loud 'WHEEP' or 'weet' repeated at intervals; sharp, whistled call; carries through Mexican highland forest; higher-pitched than Chuck-will's-widow; distinctive sharp quality

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Resident of tropical dry forest and scrub in eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) and northern Central America.

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-collared Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above; distinctive tawny-buff collar encircling hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; Mexican dry forests.

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~56 g) of humid foothill and montane forest edges in northeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Named for its tawny hindneck collar. Brown-mottled plumage; males have white tail corners. Roosts on the ground; feeds nocturnally on insects. Least Concern.

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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