Archbold's Nightjar vs Lesser Band-winged Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi 对比 Systellura decussata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Archbold's Nightjar Lesser Band-winged Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus archboldi Systellura decussata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 26.6 cm (10.5 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 31.833333333333332 g (1.12 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Hawks flying insects at night over Andean and coastal scrub of Peru and northern Chile.
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Archbold's Nightjar only

Lesser Band-winged Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

鸣唱

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Lesser Band-winged Nightjar

鸣唱

Soft 'tyuk' phrases; lighter and higher than Greater Band-winged; gentle churring trill; calls from Pacific coastal scrub at dusk; thin, reedy alarm note

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Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Lesser Band-winged Nightjar

Resident of desert scrub, rocky hillsides, and coastal pampas in Peru and northern Chile; closely associated with arid Pacific slope.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Band-winged Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

Lesser Band-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Smaller than Greater Band-winged; brown and buff mottled with dark vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer tail spots in male; …

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About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

体重约77克的小型夜鹰,栖息于新几内亚内陆的亚高山草地。以理查德·阿奇博尔德命名。

Lesser Band-winged Nightjar

A very small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~32 g) of coastal desert scrub and rocky slopes in Peru and northern Chile. Pale-buffy with fine vermiculations and a paler wing band. Restricted to very arid Pacific-slope habitats. Nocturnal; feeds on small insects. Little studied; Least Concern in its specialised desert range.

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