Silky-tailed Nightjar vs Archbold's Nightjar

Antrostomus sericocaudatus 对比 Eurostopodus archboldi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Silky-tailed Nightjar Archbold's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus sericocaudatus Eurostopodus archboldi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 32.1 cm (12.6 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 77.5 g (2.73 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Hawks moths and beetles in nocturnal aerial sallies over South American lowland and foothill forest. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest.
产卵数 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Silky-tailed Nightjar only

Archbold's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Silky-tailed Nightjar

鸣唱

Whistled, rolling 'pwee-pwee-pwee'; melodic phrase from Amazonian forest; calls persistently at dusk; slightly slurred delivery; alarm a sudden sharp 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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Silky-tailed Nightjar

Resident of lowland and foothill forest in southern Brazil (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina) and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina.

Archbold's Nightjar

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Silky-tailed Nightjar

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Silky-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; outer tail feathers with silky-white inner webs giving smooth appearance; pale buff below; female with buff gorget and …

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.

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About These Birds

Silky-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~78 g) of humid lowland Atlantic Forest and adjacent cerrado edges in central and southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay. Named for its silky-textured outer tail feathers. Cryptic brown plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. Rarely recorded; biology little known. 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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