Mexican Whip-poor-will vs Andaman Nightjar

Antrostomus arizonae в сравнении с Caprimulgus andamanicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Mexican Whip-poor-will Andaman Nightjar
Научное название Antrostomus arizonae Caprimulgus andamanicus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,9 cm (12.6 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Масса 47,45 g (1.67 oz) 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz)
Питание Hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over pine-oak forest of Mexico and SW … Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes.
Размер кладки 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Mexican Whip-poor-will only

Нет

Andaman Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Пение

Clear 'whip-poor-WILL'; similar to Eastern but slightly higher in pitch; calls from pine-oak highlands of Mexico; burry whistled quality; repeated persistently at night

Andaman Nightjar

Пение

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Breeds in pine-oak highland forest in the mountains of Mexico and Central America; partially migratory at higher elevations.

Andaman Nightjar

Endemic to the Philippines including Luzon and Mindanao. Resident in lowland and submontane forest and forest edge up to 1,800 m.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Оперение

Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white outer tail tips in male; recently split from Eastern Whip-poor-will; slightly browner tones …

Andaman Nightjar

Оперение

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 …

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About These Birds

Mexican Whip-poor-will

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) of pine-oak forests in the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and western Mexico. Recently split from the Eastern Whip-poor-will on morphological and vocal grounds. Calls with the same 'whip-poor-will' phrase. Feeds on moths and beetles nocturnally. Least Concern.

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.

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