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Timor Nightjar

Caprimulgus ritae

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과

Caprimulgidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

The Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) is a bird species in the family Caprimulgidae (nightjars), within the order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars & swifts).

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소개

인도네시아 소순다 열도의 티모르 섬 고유종 쏙독새. 건조 몬순 삼림 서식지에 적응한 암호화 갈색 깃털을 가진다. 야행성 곤충 포식자다. 발표된 생태 정보가 제한적이며, 추가 연구가 필요한 서식지 제한 종이다.

식별

깃털

Dark sooty-brown upperparts densely patterned with blackish streaks and pale buff spots; whitish throat band; underparts buff with dark brown barring; restricted to Timor with limited information on plumage variation.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

분포 지역

Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and coastal scrub.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds nocturnally on moths and beetles caught in sustained low hawking flights over open and semi-open habitats.

소리

노래

Poorly documented; presumed churring calls similar to Large-tailed Nightjar complex; vocalizations from Timor essentially unrecorded; calls at dusk from scrub

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
과	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Caprimulgus
종	Caprimulgus ritae

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What does the Timor Nightjar eat?

Feeds nocturnally on moths and beetles caught in sustained low hawking flights over open and semi-open habitats.

Where does the Timor Nightjar live?

Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and coastal scrub.

What does the Timor Nightjar sound like?

Poorly documented; presumed churring calls similar to Large-tailed Nightjar complex; vocalizations from Timor essentially unrecorded; calls at dusk from scrub

What order and family does the Timor Nightjar belong to?

The Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.