Fiery-necked Nightjar vs Papuan Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis 对比 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Fiery-necked Nightjar Papuan Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus pectoralis Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 31.9 cm (12.6 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 52.083333333333336 g (1.84 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Feeds at dusk and night on moths and large flying beetles caught in aerial sallies … 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

Fiery-necked Nightjar only

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-necked Nightjar

鸣唱

Rich, melodic 'good-lord-deliver-us'; beautiful flute-like whistled phrase; most musical of African nightjars; calls from savanna woodland at dusk; unmistakable song

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

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Tanzania on mountain ranges. Resident in montane moorland and forest edge at 1,500–4,000 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

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Fiery-necked Nightjar

羽毛

Distinctive bold orange-rufous hindneck collar contrasting with dark brown crown; upperparts brown with black streaks and buff mottling; white throat patch; males show white outer tail spots; Africa's most recognisable …

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

Fiery-necked Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (23-25 cm) widespread across sub-Saharan African woodlands and savanna. Rich brown plumage with a bold rufous collar. Named for its extraordinary, unmistakable song: a prolonged, melodic good-lord-deliver-us call. Nocturnal insectivore; resident.

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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