Papuan Nightjar vs Collared Nightjar

Eurostopodus papuensis 对比 Gactornis enarratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Papuan Nightjar Collared Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus papuensis Gactornis enarratus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.9 cm (14.9 in) 29.5 cm (11.6 in)
体重 80.5 g (2.84 oz) 52.833333333333336 g (1.86 oz)
食性 Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Malagasy forest and forest edge.
产卵数 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Papuan Nightjar only

Collared 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

Collared Nightjar

鸣唱

Soft, churring trill; gentle repeated 'trrr-trrr' at moderate pitch; quiet for a nightjar; calls from dense Madagascar forest undergrowth at dusk

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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).

Collared Nightjar

Endemic to Madagascar; resident of moist eastern lowland and montane forest from sea level to 2,000 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

Least Concern

Collared 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.

Collared Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and rufous with dark brown vermiculations; distinctive rufous-orange collar across hindneck diagnostic; pale buff throat; spotted with buff on wing coverts; tail barred brown; Madagascar endemic nightjar.

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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。

Collared Nightjar

A small, beautifully patterned Caprimulgidae nightjar (~53 g) endemic to Madagascar. A pale collar separates the dark crown from streaked brown upperparts. Inhabits humid eastern rainforest and dry western woodland. Nocturnal; hunts insects in forest understorey. Seldom encountered; Least Concern on Madagascar.

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