Andaman Nightjar vs Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 비교 대상 Caprimulgus clarus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andaman Nightjar Slender-tailed Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus clarus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
체중 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 43.0 g (1.52 oz)
식성 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting …
산란 수 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Andaman Nightjar only

Slender-tailed Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

노래

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

Slender-tailed Nightjar

노래

Rapid churring trill; 'trrr-trrr' at steady pace; calls from East African dry scrub at night; lighter than Long-tailed Nightjar; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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.

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Found from Angola and the DRC south through Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Resident in woodland and savanna near rocky outcrops.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

깃털

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 …

Slender-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Pale brown upperparts with black streaks and buff-white spotting; whitish supercilium; white throat patch; underparts buff barred brown; males have elongated but narrower tail feathers than Long-tailed Nightjar.

About These Birds

Andaman Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Dark brown plumage with rufous collar spots. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland and mangrove forests. A sedentary species with a restricted island range.

Slender-tailed Nightjar

동아프리카와 남아프리카 개활 초지와 삼림 가장자리에 사는 날씬한 쏙독새(24-27 cm, 긴 꼬리 포함). 긴 꼬리를 가진 유사종에 비해 깃털이 밝고 더 섬세한 무늬를 가진다. 야행성 곤충 포식자이며, 거주성 또는 단거리 철새다.

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