Andaman Nightjar vs Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus comparado con Caprimulgus climacurus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Nightjar Long-tailed Nightjar
Nombre científico Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus climacurus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 28,6 cm (11.3 in)
Peso 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 48,333333333333336 g (1.70 oz)
Dieta Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Crepuscular to nocturnal; feeds predominantly on moths and flying beetles, hawked in open flight near …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andaman Nightjar only

Ninguno

Long-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

Canto

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

Long-tailed Nightjar

Canto

Churring trill with hollow 'cuck' notes; 'cuck-churr-cuck' pattern; calls from West African woodland at night; alarm a sharp bark; persistent caller in dry season

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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.

Long-tailed Nightjar

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in open bushland. Male has elongated outer tail feathers with bare shafts.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Long-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

Plumaje

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 …

Long-tailed Nightjar

Plumaje

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; males sport extremely elongated central tail feathers twice body length with bare white rachis; females much shorter-tailed; West African savanna specialist.

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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.

Long-tailed Nightjar

Chotacabras de cola larga de 28–37 cm con largas plumas externas de cola, habita en la sabana y los matorrales de África occidental.

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