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Yucatan Nightjar

Antrostomus badius

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
32.6 cm
वजन
58.03333333333333 g
कुल
Caprimulgidae
गण
Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 32.6 cm 12.8 in
वजन 58.03333333333333 g 2.05 oz

पहचान

पंख

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in female; Yucatan dry forest.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

Diet & Feeding

Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

अंडों की संख्या

2

ध्वनि

गीत

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus Antrostomus
प्रजातियां Antrostomus badius

Distribution

Yucatan Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Yucatan Nightjar eat?
Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub.
Where does the Yucatan Nightjar live?
Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.
Is the Yucatan Nightjar endangered?
The Yucatan Nightjar has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Yucatan Nightjar sound like?
Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note
How big is the Yucatan Nightjar?
The Yucatan Nightjar has a wingspan of 32.6 cm, weight of 58.03333333333333 g.
What order and family does the Yucatan Nightjar belong to?
The Yucatan Nightjar (Antrostomus badius) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.

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