Heinrich's Nightjar vs Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus 对比 Uropsalis lyra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Heinrich's Nightjar Lyre-tailed Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus diabolicus Uropsalis lyra
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.9 cm (15.7 in) 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
体重 104.0 g (3.67 oz) 71.25 g (2.51 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known. Hawks moths and flying insects at night over Andean montane forest; male's enormously long tail …
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Lyre-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Heinrich's Nightjar

鸣唱

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

鸣唱

Clear, melodic whistled phrase; 'wheeeoo' delivered from Andean ridges; males give repeated territorial whistle; alarm a sharp 'chek'; female call quieter and thinner

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Geographic Range & Migration

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean cloud forest and forest edge in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, at 1,000–2,500 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Heinrich's Nightjar

羽毛

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male dark brown with buff mottling; outer tail feathers massively elongated and curved outward forming lyre shape up to 60 cm; white throat. Female plain brown and buff mottled without …

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About These Birds

Heinrich's Nightjar

中型夜鹰(约104克),印度尼西亚苏拉威西特有种。夜行性食虫鸟。无危。

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~71 g) of Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Males bear enormously elongated outer tail feathers extending over three times the body length in a lyrate shape; females lack this ornamentation. Inhabits moist montane forest edges. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

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