Andaman Nightjar vs Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 비교 대상 Caprimulgus natalensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andaman Nightjar Swamp Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus natalensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 30.6 cm (12.0 in)
체중 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 76.3 g (2.69 oz)
식성 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights.
산란 수 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Andaman Nightjar only

Swamp 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

Swamp Nightjar

노래

Mellow churring trill; softer 'frog-like' chrrr from wetland margins; calls from papyrus and reed beds in Africa; lower and rounder than dryland nightjars

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.

Swamp Nightjar

Known from a single wing found in Ethiopia's Nechisar National Park. Possibly extinct; range and taxonomy uncertain. Critically Endangered.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Swamp 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 …

Swamp Nightjar

깃털

Relatively large; dark brown upperparts with heavy blackish streaking and pale buff spotting; broad white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; often shows paler underpart ground colour than …

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.

Swamp Nightjar

사하라 이남 아프리카 습한 초지, 늪, 볼리스(vleis)에 사는 중형 쏙독새(23-24 cm). 따뜻한 갈색 몸통에 독특한 흰 목 반점이 있다. 야행성으로 키 큰 풀에서 쉬며 곤충을 먹는다. 거주성이며 건기에는 부분적으로 이동한다.

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