Andaman Nightjar vs Band-tailed Nighthawk

Caprimulgus andamanicus 比較対象 Nyctiprogne leucopyga

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Band-tailed Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 24.7 g (0.87 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Hawks small to medium flying insects over South American rivers, lakes, and surrounding savanna at …
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Andaman Nightjar only

None

Band-tailed Nighthawk 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

Band-tailed Nighthawk

さえずり

Sharp, high 'chip-chip' notes; thin buzzy trills; calls over rivers at dusk; small size produces high-pitched thin vocalizations; often calls in flight

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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.

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Resident and nomadic along large rivers and in open savanna in tropical South America from Venezuela south to Bolivia, Brazil, and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Band-tailed Nighthawk

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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 …

Band-tailed Nighthawk

羽毛

Small; dark brown above with buff speckles; pale buff below with dark brown barring; white tail band diagnostic at species level; white throat patch in male; no white wing bar; …

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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。

Band-tailed Nighthawk

A tiny Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~25 g) of tropical river margins and sandbar beaches in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. Blackish brown with a white rump band; very small. Roosts on bare sand and low branches near water. Feeds on insects aerially at low elevations above rivers at dusk. Least Concern.

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