Red-necked Nightjar vs Cayenne Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis 对比 Setopagis maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-necked Nightjar Cayenne Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus ruficollis Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Data Deficient
体长
翼展 39.6 cm (15.6 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
体重 86.33333333333333 g (3.05 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
食性 Hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over Iberian and North African scrub … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
产卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Red-necked Nightjar only

Cayenne 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

Cayenne Nightjar

鸣唱

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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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.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Red-necked Nightjar

Data Deficient

Cayenne 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.

Cayenne Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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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。

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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