Andaman Nightjar vs Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 비교 대상 Caprimulgus macrurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andaman Nightjar Large-tailed Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus macrurus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 35.8 cm (14.1 in)
체중 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 69.16666666666667 g (2.44 oz)
식성 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal feeder on flying insects including moths, beetles, and larger dipterans; hunts in low coursing …
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Andaman Nightjar only

없음

Large-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

Large-tailed Nightjar

노래

Loud, resonant 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow knocking notes with long trill; one of Asia's commonest nightjars; calls persistently from forest edges; carries great distance

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.

Large-tailed Nightjar

Found from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and northern Australia. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and plantations.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Large-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 …

Large-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Intricately patterned brown, black, and buff upperparts; pale supercilium contrasts with dark crown; white throat patch; males show conspicuous white outer tail feathers and white primary spots; long tail distinctive.

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.

Large-tailed Nightjar

남아시아에서 동남아시아와 오세아니아에 걸쳐 넓게 분포하는 대형 쏙독새(25-33 cm). 갈색 몸통에 굵은 황갈색 목 반점이 특징이다. 삼림 개활지와 가장자리에서 황혼과 야간에 곤충을 먹는다. 지속적인 리듬감 있는 tok-tok-tok 울음소리가 특징이다.

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