Bates's Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus batesi 对比 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bates's Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus batesi Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Data Deficient
体长
翼展 37.1 cm (14.6 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
体重 100.5 g (3.55 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
食性 Nighttime aerial hunter of moths and large beetles; forages in low-level coursing flight above grassland … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
产卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bates's Nightjar only

Cayenne Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bates's Nightjar

鸣唱

Deep, resonant churring trill; one of larger African Caprimulgus; low hollow 'churrrr' from Central African rainforest; calls at night from dense lowland forest

Cayenne Nightjar

鸣唱

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bates's Nightjar

Found across West Africa from Gambia east to Sudan and south to the DRC. Resident in open savanna. Male has spectacular elongated tail feathers.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Bates's Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bates's Nightjar

羽毛

Large and very dark; blackish-brown upperparts with minimal pale patterning; small white throat spot; underparts dark brown with buff barring; one of the darkest nightjars, inhabiting dense Central African rainforests.

Cayenne Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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About These Birds

Bates's Nightjar

贝茨夜鹰,体长24–26厘米,分布于西非和中非几内亚湾,栖息于低地原始雨林,鲜为人知。

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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