Nechisar Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus solala 对比 Eurostopodus argus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Nechisar Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus solala Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.0 cm (14.6 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 79.0 g (2.79 oz) 102.5 g (3.62 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks moths and flying beetles over arid scrubland and rocky desert margins. Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian …
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Nechisar Nightjar only

Spotted Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Nechisar Nightjar

鸣唱

Virtually unknown vocalizations; known only from a single wing feather; presumed churring song; critically rare Ethiopian endemic with essentially undescribed call

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Nechisar Nightjar

Found across the Sahel from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Uganda and Kenya. Resident in open savanna and dry grassland.

Spotted Nightjar

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

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保护状况

Vulnerable

Nechisar Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Nechisar Nightjar

羽毛

Known from a single wing feather specimen; dark brownish-black with pale buff and tawny mottling; intricate fine vermiculations consistent with Caprimulgus pattern; extremely poorly known Ethiopian endemic.

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 …

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About These Birds

Nechisar Nightjar

内奇萨尔夜鹰,极危,1990年在埃塞俄比亚内奇萨尔平原仅采集单一标本和羽毛样本,生态习性不明。

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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