Salvadori's Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus pulchellus 对比 Eurostopodus argus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Salvadori's Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus pulchellus Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.8 cm (12.1 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 57.5 g (2.03 oz) 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 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Salvadori's Nightjar only

Spotted Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Salvadori's Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring trill; repetitive 'chrrr' from Sumatran highland forest; calls at night from mossy forest understory; moderate pitch; similar to but separable from Bornean species

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

Salvadori's 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

Least Concern

Salvadori's Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Salvadori's Nightjar

羽毛

Attractively patterned dark brown and buff upperparts; warm buff supercilium and throat patch; rufous-buff spotting on wing coverts; underparts barred buff; montane Sundaland endemic with relatively rich coloration.

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

Salvadori's Nightjar

萨尔瓦多里夜鹰,体长24–26厘米,分布于苏门答腊和爪哇山地森林,易危(海拔1,000米以上栖息地丧失)。

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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