Andaman Nightjar vs Star-spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus مقارنةً بـ Caprimulgus stellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Nightjar Star-spotted Nightjar
الاسم العلمي Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus stellatus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 30,9 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 59,25 g (2.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Andaman Nightjar only

Star-spotted 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

Star-spotted Nightjar

الغناء

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

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.

Star-spotted Nightjar

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Star-spotted 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 …

Star-spotted Nightjar

الريش

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

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.

Star-spotted Nightjar

A small nightjar (21-23 cm) found in dry, rocky semi-desert and arid bushland of the Horn of Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula. Sandy-brown plumage with star-like white spots on wing coverts. Nocturnal insectivore. Poorly studied due to remote habitat.

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