Andaman Nightjar vs Standard-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus مقارنةً بـ Caprimulgus longipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Nightjar Standard-winged Nightjar
الاسم العلمي Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus longipennis
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 48,5 g (1.71 oz)
النظام الغذائي Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Nightjar only

بلا

Standard-winged Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

الغناء

Loud 'chuck-chuck-trrr'; hollow knocking prefix followed by trill; endemic to Andaman Islands; calls at night from forest edges and clearings; similar to Large-tailed

Standard-winged Nightjar

الغناء

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

Geographic Range & Migration

Andaman Nightjar

Endemic to the Philippines including Luzon and Mindanao. Resident in lowland and submontane forest and forest edge up to 1,800 m.

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Standard-winged Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

الريش

Warm rufous-brown upperparts with black-centred scapulars and pale buff streaks; broad white throat patch; males show white outer tail feathers; underparts buff barred brown; endemic island coloration slightly warmer than …

Standard-winged Nightjar

الريش

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

About These Birds

Andaman Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Dark brown plumage with rufous collar spots. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland and mangrove forests. A sedentary species with a restricted island range.

Standard-winged Nightjar

A remarkable nightjar (22-28 cm) in which breeding males develop an extraordinary elongated innermost primary feather (up to 38 cm) with a broad, pennant-like flag. Found in moist savanna across West and Central Africa. Nocturnal insectivore; an intra-African migrant.

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