Andaman Nightjar vs Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 비교 대상 Caprimulgus indicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andaman Nightjar Jungle Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus indicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 36.4 cm (14.3 in)
체중 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 84.0 g (2.96 oz)
식성 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and flying insects over South and SE Asian forest.
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Andaman Nightjar only

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Jungle Nightjar only

없음

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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

Jungle Nightjar

노래

Loud churring 'chuck-chuck-chuck-rrr'; repetitive with accelerating quality; calls from South Asian forest at dusk; hollow resonant tone; alarm a sharp 'chuck'

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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.

Jungle Nightjar

Breeds in eastern Asia (India, China, Korea, Japan) south to Southeast Asia; northern populations winter in tropical Southeast Asia.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Jungle Nightjar

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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 …

Jungle Nightjar

깃털

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch; white wing spots across primaries; white outer tail spots in male; buff throat and tail spots in female; pale supercilium …

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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.

Jungle Nightjar

인도 아대륙에서 동남아시아와 일본에 걸쳐 삼림과 삼림 가장자리에 사는 중형 쏙독새(약 84 g). 회갈색과 황갈색의 암호화 무늬를 가진다. 황혼에 '척' 하는 독특한 소리를 낸다. 북방 개체군은 겨울에 남쪽으로 이동한다. 큰 나방과 딱정벌레를 먹는다. 최소관심종이다.

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