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Timor Nightjar

Caprimulgus ritae

Not Evaluated

科

Caprimulgidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

The Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) is a bird species in the family Caprimulgidae (nightjars), within the order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars & swifts).

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について

レッサーサンダ諸島のティモール島固有のヨタカ。乾燥したモンスーン林に生息し、データが少ない。

識別

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown upperparts densely patterned with blackish streaks and pale buff spots; whitish throat band; underparts buff with dark brown barring; restricted to Timor with limited information on plumage variation.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

分布域

Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and coastal scrub.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds nocturnally on moths and beetles caught in sustained low hawking flights over open and semi-open habitats.

鳴き声

さえずり

Poorly documented; presumed churring calls similar to Large-tailed Nightjar complex; vocalizations from Timor essentially unrecorded; calls at dusk from scrub

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Caprimulgus
種	Caprimulgus ritae

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よくある質問

What does the Timor Nightjar eat?

Feeds nocturnally on moths and beetles caught in sustained low hawking flights over open and semi-open habitats.

Where does the Timor Nightjar live?

Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and coastal scrub.

What does the Timor Nightjar sound like?

Poorly documented; presumed churring calls similar to Large-tailed Nightjar complex; vocalizations from Timor essentially unrecorded; calls at dusk from scrub

What order and family does the Timor Nightjar belong to?

The Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.