Archbold's Nightjar vs Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi 对比 Uropsalis segmentata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Archbold's Nightjar Swallow-tailed Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus archboldi Uropsalis segmentata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 42.25000000000001 g (1.49 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles over Andean montane forest and scrub.
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Archbold's Nightjar only

Swallow-tailed Nightjar only

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

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

鸣唱

High, thin churring whistle; reedy 'tsee-tsee' series; calls from Andean forest understory; males conspicuous in display flight; female call softer and shorter

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.

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean forest edge and open slopes from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, at 1,500–3,500 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

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.

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male dark brown with buff and rufous mottling; extraordinarily forked tail with outer feathers extending to 18 cm beyond inner; white throat patch. Female brown and buff mottled without elongated …

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。

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~42 g) of Andean montane forest edges and paramo from Colombia to Bolivia. Males possess a deeply forked swallow-like tail exceeding body length. Inhabits forest clearings and shrubby paramo. Feeds on moths and beetles at dusk. Least Concern in its montane Andean habitat.

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