Andaman Nightjar vs Salvadori's Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 비교 대상 Caprimulgus pulchellus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andaman Nightjar Salvadori's Nightjar
학명 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus pulchellus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 30.8 cm (12.1 in)
체중 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 57.5 g (2.03 oz)
식성 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. --
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Andaman Nightjar only

없음

Salvadori's 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

Salvadori's Nightjar

노래

Churring trill; repetitive 'chrrr' from Sumatran highland forest; calls at night from mossy forest understory; moderate pitch; similar to but separable from Bornean species

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.

Salvadori's Nightjar

보전 상태

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Salvadori's 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 …

Salvadori's Nightjar

깃털

Attractively patterned dark brown and buff upperparts; warm buff supercilium and throat patch; rufous-buff spotting on wing coverts; underparts barred buff; montane Sundaland endemic with relatively rich coloration.

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.

Salvadori's Nightjar

인도네시아 수마트라와 자바의 산악 삼림에 고유한 중형 쏙독새(24-26 cm). 어두운 갈색 몸통에 황갈색 목 반점이 있다. 해발 1,000m 이상 고산 삼림에 사는 야행성 곤충 포식자다. 산악 지역 서식지 훼손으로 취약종이다.

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