Philippine Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus manillensis 对比 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philippine Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus manillensis Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 66.41666666666667 g (2.34 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial hunter; takes moths, large beetles, and flying termites during prolonged hunting flights at … 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

Philippine Nightjar only

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Nightjar

鸣唱

Repeated 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow resonant trill; calls at night from Philippine lowland forest; persistent caller at dusk; alarm a rapid 'chuck-chuck'

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

Philippine Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Indonesian islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest and secondary scrub up to 1,000 m.

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

Least Concern

Philippine Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Nightjar

羽毛

Complex brown and black upperparts with buff-tawny edging; white throat patch and pale buff supercilium; males possess large white primary spots; underparts extensively barred; distinctly patterned among Philippine nightjars.

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

Philippine Nightjar

菲律宾夜鹰,体长24–26厘米,菲律宾特有种,栖息于低地至山地森林。

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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