Andaman Nightjar vs Malay Eared-nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus से तुलना Lyncornis temminckii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Andaman Nightjar Malay Eared-nightjar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Caprimulgus andamanicus Lyncornis temminckii
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
वजन 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 95.0 g (3.35 oz)
आहार Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches large moths and beetles in flight over SE Asian lowland forest.
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Andaman Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

Malay Eared-nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

गीत

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

Malay Eared-nightjar

गीत

Loud, repeated 'tock-tock-tock' or 'bonk-bonk'; hollow, wooden quality; carries well through lowland forest; alarm a sharp 'chek'; call accelerates toward end

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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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

Resident of lowland forest, forest edge, and secondary growth in Brunei, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, up to 600 m.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Malay Eared-nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

पंख

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 …

Malay Eared-nightjar

पंख

Brown and buff mottled with black vermiculations; distinctive long narrow ear-tufts projecting from crown; buff-white throat patch; no white wing spots; tail broadly barred brown and buff. Sexes similar.

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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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~95 g) of forest edges, secondary growth, and plantation margins in Sundaland, including the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. Distinguished by small, inconspicuous ear tufts. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Rarely observed; calls heard at night. Least Concern.

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