Standard-winged Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis 对比 Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Standard-winged Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus longipennis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 48.5 g (1.71 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country 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

Standard-winged Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Standard-winged Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

保护状况

Least Concern

Standard-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Standard-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

旗翎夜鹰,体长22–28厘米,繁殖期雄鸟初级飞羽极度延长可达38厘米,分布于西非和中非潮湿稀树草原。

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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