Andaman Nightjar vs Standard-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Caprimulgus longipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Standard-winged Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus longipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 48.5 g (1.71 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country and …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Andaman Nightjar only

None

Standard-winged 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

Standard-winged Nightjar

さえずり

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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.

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Standard-winged 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 …

Standard-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

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。

Standard-winged Nightjar

体長22〜28cmの西・中央アフリカの湿潤なサバンナに生息するヨタカ。繁殖期の雄は最長38cmに及ぶ初列風切羽を持つ。

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