Chirruping Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus griseatus 对比 Eurostopodus argus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chirruping Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus griseatus Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 102.5 g (3.62 oz)
食性 -- Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Chirruping Nightjar only

Spotted Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Chirruping Nightjar

鸣唱

Distinctive chirruping trill; rapid high-pitched 'chi-chi-chi-rrr'; sharper and more staccato than typical Caprimulgus; calls at dusk from open habitats

Spotted Nightjar

鸣唱

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

Geographic Range & Migration

Chirruping Nightjar

Spotted Nightjar

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Chirruping Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Chirruping Nightjar

羽毛

Grey-brown upperparts with blackish streaks and pale buff vermiculations; buff-white chin and throat; underparts barred pale buff and dark brown; recently split from Savanna Nightjar, differing in subtle plumage and …

Spotted Nightjar

羽毛

Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern …

About These Birds

Chirruping Nightjar

灌丛夜鹰,体长20–22厘米,分布于哥伦比亚、委内瑞拉和圭亚那干旱灌丛,淡灰褐色。

Spotted Nightjar

中型夜鹰(约103克)。栖息于澳大利亚大陆的开阔林地和纺锤草草地。无危。

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