Eastern Whip-poor-will vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Antrostomus vociferus 对比 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Eastern Whip-poor-will Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus vociferus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 53.099999999999994 g (1.87 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches large moths and flying insects at night over North American forest and … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
产卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Eastern Whip-poor-will only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Whip-poor-will

鸣唱

Loud, clear 'whip-POOR-WILL' repeated hundreds of times; emphatic burry whistle; iconic nocturnal forest sound of eastern North America; male calls incessantly at dusk

Heinrich's Nightjar

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Breeds in open woodland and forest edge in eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast; winters in Central America and Mexico.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

保护状况

Near Threatened

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Whip-poor-will

羽毛

Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white tips on outer tail feathers in male; female with buff gorget and buff …

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.

About These Birds

Eastern Whip-poor-will

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~53 g) of dry open forest in eastern North America, famous for its insistent 'whip-poor-will' call repeated hundreds of times. Mottled grey-brown plumage. Winters in Central America. Feeds on moths and beetles in aerial pursuit. Near Threatened from insect declines and forest fragmentation.

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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