Andaman Nightjar vs Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus comparado com Caprimulgus batesi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Nightjar Bates's Nightjar
Nome científico Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus batesi
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Peso 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 100,5 g (3.55 oz)
Dieta Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nighttime aerial hunter of moths and large beetles; forages in low-level coursing flight above grassland …
Tamanho da postura 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Andaman Nightjar only

Nenhum

Bates's Nightjar only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

Canto

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

Bates's Nightjar

Canto

Deep, resonant churring trill; one of larger African Caprimulgus; low hollow 'churrrr' from Central African rainforest; calls at night from dense lowland forest

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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.

Bates's Nightjar

Found across West Africa from Gambia east to Sudan and south to the DRC. Resident in open savanna. Male has spectacular elongated tail feathers.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Bates's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

Plumagem

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 …

Bates's Nightjar

Plumagem

Large and very dark; blackish-brown upperparts with minimal pale patterning; small white throat spot; underparts dark brown with buff barring; one of the darkest nightjars, inhabiting dense Central African rainforests.

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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.

Bates's Nightjar

Noitibó de Bates de 20–22 cm, endêmico das florestas densas do centro e oeste da África, especialmente Congo e Camarões.

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