Papuan Nightjar vs Scrub Nightjar

Eurostopodus papuensis 对比 Nyctidromus anthonyi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Papuan Nightjar Scrub Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus papuensis Nyctidromus anthonyi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.9 cm (14.9 in) 24.8 cm (9.8 in)
体重 80.5 g (2.84 oz) 36.2 g (1.28 oz)
食性 Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial sallies over arid scrub of Ecuador and Peru.
产卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Papuan Nightjar only

Scrub Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Papuan Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

Scrub Nightjar

鸣唱

Whistled churring phrases; melodic 'pweer-pweer' series; similar to Pauraque but drier and less rich; calls from scrubby desert at night; contact a soft 'chuck'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

Scrub Nightjar

Resident of arid scrub, dry woodland, and coastal zones in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Scrub Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

Scrub Nightjar

羽毛

Pale sandy-brown with fine dark brown vermiculations; white throat patch; white outer tail feathers in male; no white wing bar; smaller and paler overall than Pauraque; buff outer tail in …

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About These Birds

Papuan Nightjar

小型夜鹰(约81克)。分布于新几内亚南部低地。无危。

Scrub Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~36 g) of arid coastal scrub and thorn-scrub in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Pale sandy-buff and brown plumage suits its xeric habitat. Closely related to the Pauraque but smaller and paler. Nocturnal insectivore; calls at dusk. Least Concern in its limited range.

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