Andaman Nightjar vs Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Caprimulgus batesi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Bates's Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus batesi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 37.1 cm (14.6 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 100.5 g (3.55 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nighttime aerial hunter of moths and large beetles; forages in low-level coursing flight above grassland …
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Andaman Nightjar only

None

Bates's Nightjar only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

さえずり

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

Bates's Nightjar

さえずり

Deep, resonant churring trill; one of larger African Caprimulgus; low hollow 'churrrr' from Central African rainforest; calls at night from dense lowland forest

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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.

Bates's Nightjar

Found across West Africa from Gambia east to Sudan and south to the DRC. Resident in open savanna. Male has spectacular elongated tail feathers.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Bates's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

羽毛

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 …

Bates's Nightjar

羽毛

Large and very dark; blackish-brown upperparts with minimal pale patterning; small white throat spot; underparts dark brown with buff barring; one of the darkest nightjars, inhabiting dense Central African rainforests.

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About These Birds

Andaman Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのアンダマン諸島固有のヨタカ。暗褐色で赤褐色の首輪がある。

Bates's Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのギニア湾岸西・中央アフリカの低地一次雨林に生息するヨタカ。生態の詳細は不明。

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