Andaman Nightjar vs Spot-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Hydropsalis maculicaudus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Spot-tailed Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Hydropsalis maculicaudus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 25.8 cm (10.2 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 32.125 g (1.13 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial pursuit over Central and South American grassland.
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Andaman Nightjar only

Spot-tailed 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

Spot-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

Soft, rhythmic churring; gentle 'trrr-trrr' from humid grassland; calls low from ground; quieter than most nightjars; alarm a subtle 'chek'; small and inconspicuous

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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.

Spot-tailed Nightjar

Resident of open cerrado, scrub, and forest edge in interior South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Spot-tailed 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 …

Spot-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Small; brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; distinctive white spots on rounded tail distinguishing it from similar Hydropsalis; buff throat in …

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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。

Spot-tailed Nightjar

A very small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~32 g) of open cerrado, llanos, and grass savanna in Central America and tropical South America. Named for white spots on the outer tail. Extremely secretive; roosts on the ground. Feeds on tiny insects at dusk and dawn. Less vocal than related species; Least Concern.

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