Andaman Nightjar vs New Caledonian Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Eurostopodus exul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar New Caledonian Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Eurostopodus exul
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 36.4 cm (14.3 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Feeds on flying insects caught in aerial pursuit at night; extinct in New Caledonia, diet …
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Andaman Nightjar only

New Caledonian Nightjar only

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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

New Caledonian Nightjar

さえずり

Poorly documented calls; presumed churring nocturnal song similar to congeners; deep resonant trilling at low pitch; vocalizations essentially unknown

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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.

New Caledonian Nightjar

Formerly endemic to New Caledonia; known from historical records only; possibly extinct, last confirmed late 19th century.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Not Evaluated

New Caledonian 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 …

New Caledonian Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled with buff and dark vermiculations; whitish-buff throat patch; fine pale shaft streaks on crown; no white in wings or tail; known from very few specimens; New …

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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。

New Caledonian Nightjar

ニューカレドニアに生息するヨタカで、記録が少なく絶滅している可能性がある。

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