Red-necked Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis 对比 Eurostopodus diabolicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-necked Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus ruficollis Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.6 cm (15.6 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 86.33333333333333 g (3.05 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over Iberian and North African scrub … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
产卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Red-necked Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-necked Nightjar

鸣唱

Loud, resonant 'cut-CHER-cut' or 'cotcorotcot'; far-carrying hollow knocking; churring trill between phrases; calls from scrubby Mediterranean habitats at night

Heinrich's Nightjar

鸣唱

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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Geographic Range & Migration

Red-necked Nightjar

Breeds on the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, and northwestern Algeria; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan West Africa from Senegal to Guinea.

Heinrich's Nightjar

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

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Red-necked Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-necked Nightjar

羽毛

Large nightjar; grey-brown mottled above; rufous-orange hindneck collar diagnostic; white throat patch in male; white spots on wing coverts and outer tail in male; buff equivalents in female.

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.

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About These Birds

Red-necked Nightjar

红颈夜鹰,约86克,繁殖于伊比利亚半岛和西北非洲,棕红色颈环,近危。

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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