Andaman Nightjar vs Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Caprimulgus fraenatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Sombre Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus fraenatus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 60.0 g (2.12 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Feeds at night on flying insects including moths and beetles; hunts with buoyant erratic flight …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Andaman Nightjar only

Sombre Nightjar only

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

Sombre Nightjar

さえずり

Monotonous churring trill; repetitive 'churr' at moderate tempo from East African scrub; lower-pitched and less musical than some relatives; calls persistently at night

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.

Sombre Nightjar

Found across East Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Tanzania. Resident in dry acacia scrub, thornbush, and arid savanna at low elevations.

保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Sombre Nightjar

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 …

Sombre Nightjar

羽毛

Uniformly dark sooty-brown upperparts with dense blackish vermiculations; pale buff supercilium and narrow white submoustachial stripe; underparts barred buff and dark brown. Sexes similar.

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。

Sombre Nightjar

体長23〜25cmのエチオピアから南アフリカのサハラ以南に生息するヨタカ。開けた林地・サバンナに生息する。

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