Eastern Whip-poor-will vs Papuan Nightjar

Antrostomus vociferus 对比 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Eastern Whip-poor-will Papuan Nightjar
学名 Antrostomus vociferus Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 53.099999999999994 g (1.87 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches large moths and flying insects at night over North American forest and … Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
产卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Eastern Whip-poor-will only

Papuan Nightjar only

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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

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

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.

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

Near Threatened

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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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 …

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

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.

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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