Star-spotted Nightjar vs Spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus 对比 Eurostopodus argus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Star-spotted Nightjar Spotted Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus stellatus Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 59.25 g (2.09 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
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Spotted Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

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

Star-spotted 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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Spotted Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

星斑夜鹰,体长21–23厘米,分布于非洲之角和阿拉伯半岛南部干旱岩石半沙漠,有星状白斑。

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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