Andaman Nightjar vs Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Caprimulgus natalensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Swamp Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus natalensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 30.6 cm (12.0 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 76.3 g (2.69 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Andaman Nightjar only

Swamp 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

Swamp Nightjar

さえずり

Mellow churring trill; softer 'frog-like' chrrr from wetland margins; calls from papyrus and reed beds in Africa; lower and rounder than dryland nightjars

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.

Swamp Nightjar

Known from a single wing found in Ethiopia's Nechisar National Park. Possibly extinct; range and taxonomy uncertain. Critically Endangered.

保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Swamp 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 …

Swamp Nightjar

羽毛

Relatively large; dark brown upperparts with heavy blackish streaking and pale buff spotting; broad white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; often shows paler underpart ground colour than …

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。

Swamp Nightjar

体長23〜24cmのサハラ以南アフリカの湿潤な草地・湿地に生息するヨタカ。白い喉斑が特徴。

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